ver|a|trine

ver|a|trine
ver|a|trine «VEHR uh treen, -trihn», noun.
1. a poisonous mixture containing veratridine and other alkaloids extracted from the seeds of the sabadilla, used medicinally as an ointment, especially for the relief of rheumatism and neuralgia.
2. = veratridine (def. 1). (Cf.veratridine) Also, veratria.
[< French vératrine < Latin vērātrum hellebore + French -ine -ine2]

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