strychnine

strych·nine  (strknn, -nn, -nn)

n.

An extremely poisonous white crystalline alkaloid, C₂₁H₂₂O₂N₂, derived from nux vomica and related plants, used as a poison for rodents and other pests and topically in medicine as a stimulant for the central nervous system.

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[French, from New Latin Strychnos, genus name, from Latin strychnon, a kind of nightshade, from Greek strukhnon.]

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strychnine [ˈstrɪkniːn]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) 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: C₂₁H₂₂O₂N₂

[via French from New Latin Strychnos, from Greek strukhnos nightshade]

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strychnine  (strknn)

An extremely poisonous, white crystalline compound derived from the seeds of the nux vomica tree. Strychnine is an alkaloid and was formerly used in medicine to stimulate the nervous system. It is currently used as a rat poison. Chemical formula: C₂₁H₂₂O₂N₂.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

strychnine - an alkaloid plant toxin extracted chiefly from nux vomica; formerly used as a stimulant nux vomica - a medicine made from the seeds of an Asiatic tree; contains strychnine and brucine; formerly used as a stimulant alkaloid - natural bases containing nitrogen found in plants phytotoxin, plant toxin - any substance produced by plants that is similar in its properties to extracellular bacterial toxin

Translations

strychnine [ˈstrɪkniːn] N → estricnina f

strychnine [ˈstrɪkniːn] n → strychnine f

strychnine

n → Strychnin nt

strychnine [ˈstrɪkniːn] n → stricnina

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strychnine [ˈstrɪkniːn] n → stricnina