Strychnine
31strychnine — strych·nine || strɪknaɪn / nɪËn n. highly poisonous vegetable alkaloid …
32strychnine — [ strɪkni:n, ɪn] noun a bitter and highly poisonous alkaloid obtained from nux vomica and related plants. Origin C19: from Fr., via L. from Gk strukhnos, denoting a kind of nightshade …
33strychnine — n. Strychnia …
34strychnine — noun (U) a very poisonous substance sometimes used in small amounts as a medicine …
35strychnine — strych·nine …
36strychnine — n. a poisonous alkaloid produced in the seeds of the East Indian tree Strychnos nux vomica. In small doses it was formerly widely used in ‘tonics’. Poisoning causes painful muscular spasms similar to those of tetanus; the back becomes arched (the …
37strychnine — UK [ˈstrɪkniːn] / US [ˈstrɪkˌnaɪn] / US [ˈstrɪkˌnɪn] noun [uncountable] a chemical from plants that is used for making poison or medicine …
38strychnine — strych•nine [[t]ˈstrɪk nɪn, nin, naɪn[/t]] n. pha a colorless, crystalline poison, C21H22N2O2, obtained chiefly by extraction from the seeds of nux vomica, formerly used as a central nervous system stimulant • Etymology: 1810–20; < F, = NL… …
39strychnine — /ˈstrɪknin / (say strikneen), / nən/ (say nuhn) noun a poisonous alkaloid, C21H22N2O2, derived from nux vomica. It has a powerful stimulating effect on the central nervous system and was formerly used in small quantities to stimulate the appetite …
40strychnine — Kikanaine …