monocrotaline

noun

mono·cro·ta·line -ˈkrōt-ᵊl-ˌīn, -ᵊl-ən

: a poisonous crystalline alkaloid C₁₆H₂₃NO₆ found in a leguminous plant of the genus Crotalaria (C. spectabilis) and in other plants of the same genus

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“Monocrotaline.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/monocrotaline. Accessed 28 Mar. 2023.

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