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- noun (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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- noun organic chemistry A
poisonous amido acid , C6H13NO2, originally obtained fromdecaying horseflesh and similar in action tocurare .
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