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pic|ro|tox|ic — «PIHK roh TOK sihk», adjective. of or derived from picrotoxin … Useful english dictionary
pic — pic·ris; pic·rite; pic·ro·carmine; pic·ro·chromite; pic·ro·crocin; pic·ro·den·dra·ce·ae; pic·ro·den·dron; pic·ro·lite; pic·ro·lon·ic; pic·rom·er·ite; pic·ro·pharmacolite; pic·ro·podophyllin; pic·ro·rhi·za; pic·ro·tin; pic·ro·tox·in;… … English syllables
picrotoxin — pic·ro·tox·in … English syllables
picrotoxinin — pic·ro·tox·in·in … English syllables
picrotoxinism — pic·ro·tox·in·ism (pik″ro tokґzin iz əm) poisoning by picrotoxin, with hyperactivity of the central nervous system and convulsions … Medical dictionary
picrotoxin — pic•ro•tox•in [[t]ˌpɪk rəˈtɒk sɪn[/t]] n. pha a poisonous stimulant, C30H34O13, obtained from the seeds of Anamirta cocculus, used to treat barbiturate poisoning • Etymology: 1865–70; < Gk pikr(ós) bitter + o +toxin … From formal English to slang
in — in·earth; in·ebri·a·tion; in·ebri·ety; in·ebri·ous; in·edible; in·ed·i·ta; in·edited; in·educabilia; in·educability; in·educable; in·education; in·ef·fa·bil·i·ty; in·ef·face·abil·i·ty; in·effaceable; in·effectuality; in·efficacious;… … English syllables
ro — neu·ro·anatomic; neu·ro·anatomist; neu·ro·anatomy; neu·ro·bio·tac·tic; neu·ro·bio·taxis; neu·ro·blast; neu·ro·blas·to·ma; neu·ro·canal; neu·ro·central; neu·ro·centrum; neu·ro·chondrite; neu·ro·chord; neu·ro·circulatory; neu·ro·coele;… … English syllables
picrotoxin — A very bitter neutral principle derived from the fruit of Anamirta cocculus (family Menispermaceae); a central nervous system stimulant, used as an antidote for poisoning by barbiturates and certain other CNS depressant drugs; a convulsant and… … Medical dictionary
Picrotoxin — Pic ro*tox in, n. [Gr. ? bitter + toxic + in.] (Chem.) A bitter white crystalline substance found in the cocculus indicus. It is a peculiar poisonous neurotic and intoxicant, and consists of a mixture of several neutral substances. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
