muscimol

muscimol

English

Etymology

From German Muscimol, formed from Latin muscarius (in Amanita muscaria) + imine +‎ -ol.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmʌskɪmɒl/, /ˈmʌsɪmɒl/

Noun

muscimol (uncountable)

1. (biochemistry) A hallucinogenic alkaloid present in the fly agaric and other related fungi; 3-hydroxy-5-aminomethylisoxazole. [from 20th c.]
   • 1996, David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest, Abacus 2013, p. 66:

     The organopsychedelic muscimole, an isoxazole-alkaloid derived from Amanita muscaria, a.k.a. the fly agaric mushroom […].