Mydatoxin

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

  Mydatoxin \Myd`a*tox"in\, n. [Gr. myda^n to be clammy (from
     decay) + toxic + in.] (Physiol. Chem.)
     A poisonous amido acid, {C6H13NO2}, separated by Brieger from
     decaying horseflesh. In physiological action, it is similar
     to curare.
     [1913 Webster]