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Meaning of myoctonine in English:

myoctonine

noun

Chemistry

  • A poisonous diterpenoid alkaloid (perhaps C₇₂ H₈₄ N₄ O₂₀), obtained from the wolfsbane Aconitum lycoctonum.

Pronunciation

myoctonine

/ˌmʌɪˈɒktəniːn/ /ˌmʌɪˈɒktənɪn/

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in Journal of the Chemical Society. From German Myoctonin from ancient Greek μυοκτόνος mouse-killing + German -in, probably after scientific Latin Aconitum myoctonum, alternative name of Aconitum lycoctonum.