ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Bufotenine

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Bufotenine is a noun meaning (organic chemistry) An alkaloid, found in the skins of some toads, related to serotonin.

Meaning

(organic chemistry) An alkaloid, found in the skins of some toads, related to serotonin.

Example Sentences

In the late 1950s Howard Fabing, a medical doctor, obtained permission to inject bufotenine intravenously into a number of inmates at the Ohio State Penitentiary.

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Related Words

Related dictionary entries include bufotenin, bufotoxin, bufotalin, bufogenin, bufanolide, bufagenin.

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