ergotoxine
noun
                                                                                                                            
                                                            er·go·tox·ine
                    
                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                  ˌər-gə-ˈtäk-ˌsēn 
                                                                                                                                  -sən 
                                                      
                                                          
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                                                      : a crystalline pharmacologically active alkaloid C35H39N5O5 from ergot that is stereoisomeric with ergotinine                                      
                
                    
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                                                      : a mixture of isomorphous pharmacologically active alkaloids from ergot                                      
                
called also ergotoxine group
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