Meanings
nounmuscarine (countable and uncountable, plural muscarines)
plural muscarines
- countableuncountablebiochemistryAn extremely poisonous alkaloid, obtained from fly agaric, that disrupts the action of acetylcholine neurotransmitter.
Origin
- Latinmusca“fly”
- Englishmuscarine
From the fungus Amanita muscaria, from Latin musca (“fly”).
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Chinese Mandarin 毒蕈鹼 /毒蕈碱
- 毒蕈鹼 /毒蕈碱 (dúxùnjiǎn)poisonous alkaloid
German Muskarin
- Muskarinpoisonous alkaloid
Italian muscarina
- muscarinapoisonous alkaloid
Polish muskaryna
- muskarynapoisonous alkaloid
Portuguese muscarina
- muscarinapoisonous alkaloid
Swedish muskarin
- muskarinpoisonous alkaloid
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muscarine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muscarine
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“muscarine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muscarine. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “muscarine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muscarine.
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