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novobiocin | (noun) an antibiotic obtained from an actinomycete and used to treat infections by Gram-positive bacteria | - |
oxytocin | (noun) hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitocin); stimulates contractions of the uterus and ejection of milk | Synonyms: Pitocin |
psilocin | (noun) a hallucinogenic compound obtained from a mushroom | Synonyms: psilocybin |
(noun) a substituted tryptamine alkaloid and a serotonergic psychedelic substance, present in most psychedelic mushrooms together with its phosphorylated counterpart psilocybin. | Synonyms: psilocine, psilocyn, psilotsin |