Etymology

ergotoxine

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Today it means: A mixture of alkaloids (ergocristine, ergocornine and ergocryptine) identified in ergot, formerly believed to be a single compound. Full definition →

English toxin ← Latin toxicum ← Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón)
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  1. Englishergot
  2. Ancient Greekτοξῐκός (toxĭkós)
  3. Ancient Greekτοξικόν (toxikón)
  4. Latintoxicum
  5. Englishtoxin
  6. English todayergotoxine

From ergot + toxin + -ine.

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