Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A poisonous hallucinogenic alkaloid, C12H16N2O, obtained from the skin glands of toads of the genus Bufo or from some mushrooms.
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- noun organic chemistry An
alkaloid , found in the skins of sometoads , related toserotonin .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The problem is that the glands of the toad secrete another chemical known as bufotenine, a compound that is found in a hallucinogenic snuff made from a plant by Indians of the upper Orinoco in Venezuela.
The Serpent and the Rainbow Wade Davis 1985
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The toad's venom — which is secreted when the toad gets angry or scared — contains a hallucinogen called bufotenine that can be dried and smoked to produce a buzz.
Archive 2007-12-02 Bill Crider 2007
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The toad's venom — which is secreted when the toad gets angry or scared — contains a hallucinogen called bufotenine that can be dried and smoked to produce a buzz.
When Toads are Outlawed . . . Bill Crider 2007
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Further experiments led this audacious physician to conclude that the symptoms produced by bufotenine coincided curiously with the conditions of the berserkus of Norse legend.
The Serpent and the Rainbow Wade Davis 1985
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But even if it had, it seems that bufotenine alone would be enough to ruin any experience.
The Serpent and the Rainbow Wade Davis 1985
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In the late 1950s Howard Fabing, a medical doctor, obtained permission to inject bufotenine intravenously into a number of inmates at the Ohio State Penitentiary.
The Serpent and the Rainbow Wade Davis 1985
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S., Intravenous bufotenine injection in the human being, Science 123 1956: 886-87; Flier, J., M.
The Serpent and the Rainbow Wade Davis 1985
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Dimethyltryptamine, bufotenine, mescaline, and lysergic acid amide are mentioned by name in these statutes,
LJWorld.com stories: News <StaffMember: Jesse Fray>, <StaffMember: Shaun Hi 2010
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