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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024strych•nine /ˈstrɪknɪn, -nin, -naɪn/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Drugsa colorless, crystalline poison made from the seeds of an orangelike fruit.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024strych•nine (strik′nin, -nēn, -nīn),USA pronunciation n. - Drugs[Pharm.]a colorless, crystalline poison, C21H22N2O2, obtained chiefly by extraction from the seeds of nux vomica, formerly used as a central nervous system stimulant.
- Plant Biologyan Indian tree, Strychnos nux-vomica, of the logania family, having small, yellowish-white flowers in clusters, berrylike fruit, and seeds that yield strychnine.
Also, strych•ni•a (strik′nē ə),USA pronunciation strych•ni•na (strik′ni nə).USA pronunciation - Greek strýchnos a kind of nightshade) + French -ine -ine2
- French, equivalent. to Neo-Latin Strychn(os) genus name (
- 1810–20
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: strychnine /ˈstrɪkniːn/ n - 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
Etymology: 19th Century: via French from New Latin Strychnos, from Greek strukhnos nightshade |