STRYCHNINE


Meaning of STRYCHNINE in English

/ ˈstrɪkniːn; NAmE / noun

[ U ] a poisonous substance used in very small amounts as a medicine

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WORD ORIGIN

early 19th cent.: from French , via Latin from Greek strukhnos , denoting a kind of nightshade.

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