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bu·fo·ten·ine | \ ˌbyü-fə-ˈten-ˌēn, -ən 
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or bufotenin \ -ən \
\Medical Definition of bufotenine
: a toxic hallucinogenic alkaloid C12H16N2O that is obtained especially from poisonous secretions of toads and from some mushrooms and has hypertensive and vasoconstrictor activity
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