'Picrotoxin' definitions:

Definition of 'Picrotoxin'

From: GCIDE
  • Picrotoxin \Pic`ro*tox"in\, n. [Gr. ? bitter + toxic + -in.] (Chem.) A bitter white crystalline substance found in the cocculus indicus. It is a peculiar poisonous neurotic and intoxicant, and consists of a mixture of several neutral substances. [1913 Webster]