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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A crystalline alkaloid, C16H16N2O2, derived from ergot and used in medical research as a psychotomimetic agent.

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  • noun organic chemistry An organic compound, 6-methyl-9,10-didehydro-ergoline-8-carboxylic acid, derived from an alkaloid found in ergot; its amide derivatives are widely used as pharmaceuticals and as hallucinogenic drugs (LSD).

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  • noun a crystalline acid often used in medical research; obtained from ergotic alkaloids

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[lys(o)– + erg(ot) + –ic.]

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