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ergotoxine

/ɜːɡəˈtɒksiːn/

ergotoxine noun: a mixture of alkaloids (ergocristine, ergocornine and ergocryptine) identified in ergot, formerly believed to be a single compound.

Noun

ergotoxine (uncountable)

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

Origin of ergotoxine

From ergot + toxin + -ine.

Questions about ergotoxine

What does ergotoxine mean?
Ergotoxine means a mixture of alkaloids (ergocristine, ergocornine and ergocryptine) identified in ergot, formerly believed to be a single compound.
What part of speech is ergotoxine?
Ergotoxine is a noun.
How do you pronounce ergotoxine?
Ergotoxine is pronounced /ɜːɡəˈtɒksiːn/.

Words near ergotoxine in the dictionary

  1. ergotizes
  2. ergotizing
  3. ergotope
  4. ergotopes
  5. ergotoxicosis
  6. ergotoxine
  7. ergotropic
  8. ergotropy
  9. ergots
  10. ergotype
  11. ergotypes

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