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adj
Of or pertaining to muscarinic acetylcholine receptors, usually with regard to agonism or antagonism (blocking) of receptor activity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Of or pertaining to muscarine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: Original (etymonic) sense but not the usual sense
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noun
A muscarinic drug: one that modulates (enhances or blocks) the activity of muscarinic acetylcholine receptors.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Etymology tree English muscarine Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English muscarinic From muscarine + -ic.
