transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈstrik-ˌnīn, -nən, -ˌnēn ]
noun
Etymology: French, from New Latin Strychnos, from Latin, nightshade, from Greek
Date: 1819
: a bitter poisonous alkaloid C 21 H 22 N 2 O 2 that is obtained from nux vomica and related plants (genus Strychnos ) and is used as a poison (as for rodents) and medicinally as a stimulant of the central nervous system