- strych·nine
- /ˈstrıkˌnaın/ noun [noncount]: a poisonous substance that can be used in very small amounts as a medicine
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strych|nine — «STRIHK nihn, neen, nyn», noun. a highly poisonous drug consisting of colorless crystals. It is an alkaloid obtained from the nux vomica and related plants. Strychnine is used in medicine in small doses as a tonic, and as a stimulant to the… … Useful english dictionary
strych — strych·nia; strych·nic; strych·nin·ism; strych·nin·iza·tion; strych·nin·ize; strych·nos; strych·nine; … English syllables
nine — ac·o·nine; ac·ti·nine; ad·e·nine; al·a·nine; al·sto·nine; an·to·nine; ap·en·nine; ap·o·cy·a·nine; ar·gi·nine; as·i·nine; bul·bo·cap·nine; car·bo·cy·a·nine; chel·i·do·nine; chlo·rog·e·nine; chry·soph·e·nine; cic·o·nine; cin·cho·nine; con·qui·nine; … English syllables
strychnine — strych·nine … English syllables
strychnine — 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… … From formal English to slang
strychnine — strych|nine [ˈstrıkni:n US naın, ni:n] n [U] [Date: 1800 1900; : French; Origin: Latin strychnos type of poisonous plant, from Greek] a very poisonous substance sometimes used in small amounts as a medicine … Dictionary of contemporary English
strychnine — strych|nine [ strık,naın, strık,nin ] noun uncount a chemical from plants that is used for making poison or medicine … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
strychnine — An alkaloid from Strychnos nux vomica; colorless crystals of intensely bitter taste, nearly insoluble in water. It stimulates all parts of the central nervous system, and was used as a stomachic, an antidote for depressant poisons, and in the… … Medical dictionary
Loganiaceae — Strychnine Strych nine, n. [L. strychnos a kind of nightshade, Gr. ?: cf. F. strychnine.] (Chem.) A very poisonous alkaloid resembling brucine, obtained from various species of plants, especially from species of {Loganiace[ae]}, as from the seeds … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
strychnia — Strychnine Strych nine, n. [L. strychnos a kind of nightshade, Gr. ?: cf. F. strychnine.] (Chem.) A very poisonous alkaloid resembling brucine, obtained from various species of plants, especially from species of {Loganiace[ae]}, as from the seeds … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
