[ 'strɪkni:n , -ɪn ]
■ noun a bitter and highly poisonous alkaloid obtained from nux vomica and related plants.
Origin
C19: from Fr., via L. from Gk strukhnos , denoting a kind of nightshade.
[ 'strɪkni:n , -ɪn ]
■ noun a bitter and highly poisonous alkaloid obtained from nux vomica and related plants.
Origin
C19: from Fr., via L. from Gk strukhnos , denoting a kind of nightshade.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004