Meaning Of The Word Strychnine
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strychnine
uncountable noun: Strychnine is a very poisonous drug which is sometimes used in very small amounts as a medicine. strychnine in American English a highly poisonous, colorless, crystalline alkaloid, C21H22N2O2, obtained from nux vomica and other similar plants noun: a colorless, crystalline poison, C21H22N2O2, obtained chiefly by extraction from the seeds of nux vomica, formerly used as a central nervous system stimulant strychnine in British English noun: a white crystalline very poisonous alkaloid, obtained from the plant nux vomica: formerly used in small quantities as a stimulant of the central nervous system and the appetite. Formula: C21 H22 O2N2 noun: a white crystalline very poisonous alkaloid, obtained from the plant nux vomica: formerly used in small quantities as a stimulant of the central nervous system and the appetite. Formula: C21H22 O2N2 |
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