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bufotenine(dictionary)

bufotenine (iou)



bufotenine noun. E20.
[French bufotenine, from Latin bufo toad + (prob.) tenere hold (because of an ability to cause paralysis): see -INE5.]
Chemistry. An alkaloid which occurs in various amphibian secretions, mushrooms, and tropical plants, and has hallucinogenic, hypertensive, and vasoconstrictive actions.