Agaricin

/əˈɡærɪsɪn/ noun

A bitter compound extracted from agaric fungi, formerly used as a medicinal laxative.

From 'agaric' (fungus) plus the chemical suffix '-in.' The term describes a chemical substance derived from agaric mushrooms.

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