STRYCHNINE

strychnine

(noun) an alkaloid plant toxin extracted chiefly from nux vomica; formerly used as a stimulant

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Etymology

Noun

strychnine (usually uncountable, plural strychnines)

(organic compound) A very toxic, colourless crystalline alkaloid, derived from nux vomica, used as a pesticide

Source: Wiktionary

Strych"nine, n. Etym: [L. strychnos a kind of nightshade, Gr. strychnine.] (Chem.)

Definition: A very poisonous alkaloid resembling brucine, obtained from various species of plants, especially from species of Loganiaceæ, as from the seeds of the St. Ignatius bean (Strychnos Ignatia) and from nux vomica. It is obtained as a white crystalline substance, having a very bitter acrid taste, and is employed in medicine (chiefly in the form of the sulphate) as a powerful neurotic stimulant. Called also strychnia, and formerly strychnina.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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