bufotenine

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noun

An alkaloid, found in the skins of some toads, related to serotonin.

OriginFrench bufoténine ← Latin bufo →
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Meanings

nounbufotenine (uncountable)

alternative bufotenin

  1. uncountablechemistryAn alkaloid, found in the skins of some toads, related to serotonin.

    In the late 1950s Howard Fabing, a medical doctor, obtained permission to inject bufotenine intravenously into a number of inmates at the Ohio State Penitentiary.

    1985, Wade Davis, The Serpent and the Rainbow, Simon & Schuster, page 115

Origin

  1. Latinbufo“toad”
  2. Frenchbufoténine
  3. Englishbufotenine

From French bufoténine, from Latin bufo (“toad”) + ten- (uncertain element) + -ine.

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Translations

Catalan bufotenina
  • bufoteninaalkaloid
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APA

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MLA

“bufotenine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bufotenine. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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