Muscarin

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Muscarin \Mus*ca"rin\, n. (Physiol. Chem.)
     A solid crystalline substance, {C5H13NO2}, found in the
     toadstool ({Agaricus muscarius}), and in putrid fish. It is a
     typical ptomaine, and a violent poison.
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