slaframine

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noun

An indolizidine alkaloidal mycotoxin that causes salivation in most animals.

OriginOld Norse slafra →
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Meanings

nounslaframine (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryAn indolizidine alkaloidal mycotoxin that causes salivation in most animals.

Origin

  1. Old Norseslafra“to slaver, to slobber”
  2. Englishslaframine

From Old Norse slafra (“to slaver, to slobber”).

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APA

slaframine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slaframine

MLA

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

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “slaframine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slaframine.

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