/ 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.
/ 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.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005