I. ˈstrikˌnīn, -_nə̇n, -ˌnēn noun
( -s )
Etymology: French, from New Latin Strychnos + French -ine
1. : a very poisonous bitter crystalline alkaloid C 21 H 22 N 2 O 2 obtained from various plants of the genus Strychnos (as nux vomica and St.-Ignatius's-bean) and used in medicine chiefly in the form of the sulfate or phosphate as a tonic and stimulant for the central nervous system and also as a rodenticide
2. : nux vomica 2
II. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
: to poison by strychnine