Ergotoxine

//ɜːɡəˈtɒksiːn// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A mixture of alkaloids (ergocristine, ergocornine and ergocryptine) identified in ergot, formerly believed to be a single compound. uncountable

Etymology

From ergot + toxin + -ine.

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