STRYCHNINE


Meaning of STRYCHNINE in English

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

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