STRYCHNINE


Meaning of STRYCHNINE in English

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]

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