Etymology

muscarine

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Today it means: An extremely poisonous alkaloid, obtained from fly agaric, that disrupts the action of acetylcholine neurotransmitter. Full definition →

Latin musca
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  1. Latin · derived frommusca“fly”
  2. English todaymuscarine

From the fungus Amanita muscaria, from Latin musca (“fly”).

Words from the same roots

Latinmusca all →

mosquitomusketmuscamuschetormuscicidemuscifugemuscoid

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