AGARICIN
\ˈaɡɐɹˌɪsɪn], \ˈaɡɐɹˌɪsɪn], \ˈa_ɡ_ɐ_ɹ_ˌɪ_s_ɪ_n]\
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By William R. Warner
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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A poisonous principle obtained from white agaric. It is official in Ger. Ph. as agaricimun, and is called agaric, or agaricic, acid. It should be prescribed under the name of agaric acid in order to insure uniformity.
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An impure alcoholic extract of white agaric, improperly called agaricin, and commonly sold when agaricin is called for.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
Word of the day
tinctura quininae ammoniata
- A preparation made by dissolving quinin sulphate in alcohol [Br. Ph.].