Myd`a*tox"in (?), n. [Gr. to be clammy (from decay) + toxic + in.] Physiol. Chem.
A poisonous amido acid, C6H13NO2, separated by Brieger from decaying horseflesh. In physiological action, it is similar to curare.
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