ecboline
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Ecboline — Ec bo*line (?; 104), n. [Gr. ekbolh a throwing out; ek out + ba llein to throw.] (Chem.) An alkaloid constituting the active principle of ergot; so named from its power of producing abortion. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ergotoxine — A mixture of alkaloids obtained from ergot, consisting of 1:1:1 ergocristine, ergocornine and ergocryptine, more toxic than other natural and semisynthetic ergot alkaloids; a potent stimulant of smooth muscle, particularly of the … Medical dictionary
