pic·ro·tox·in
n : a poisonous bitter crystalline principle C30H34O13 found esp. in cocculus that is a compound of picrotoxinin and picrotin and is a stimulant and convulsant drug administered intravenously as an antidote for poisoning by overdoses of barbiturates .
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