muscarinic

muscarinic
\\| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|rinik\ adjective
: of, resembling, or characteristic of muscarine

a muscarinic drug

especially : producing direct stimulation of smooth muscle

muscarinic physiologic effects

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/mus'keuh rin"ik/, adj.
1. of or pertaining to muscarine.
2. related to or imitating the action of muscarine on neurons, esp. in blocking cholinergic effects.
[MUSCARINE + -IC]

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muscarinˈic adjective
Of, like, or producing effects similar to muscarine
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