transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈstrɪkni:n ]
n. a vegetable alkaloid obtained from plants of the genus Strychnos (esp. nux vomica), bitter and highly poisonous, used as a stimulant and (in small amounts) a tonic. øøstrychnic adj. [F f. L strychnos f. Gk strukhnos a kind of nightshade]