Strychnine

  • 31strychnine — strych·nine || strɪknaɪn / nɪːn n. highly poisonous vegetable alkaloid …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 32strychnine — [ strɪkni:n, ɪn] noun a bitter and highly poisonous alkaloid obtained from nux vomica and related plants. Origin C19: from Fr., via L. from Gk strukhnos, denoting a kind of nightshade …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 33strychnine — n. Strychnia …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 34strychnine — noun (U) a very poisonous substance sometimes used in small amounts as a medicine …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 35strychnine — strych·nine …

    English syllables

  • 36strychnine — n. a poisonous alkaloid produced in the seeds of the East Indian tree Strychnos nux vomica. In small doses it was formerly widely used in ‘tonics’. Poisoning causes painful muscular spasms similar to those of tetanus; the back becomes arched (the …

    The new mediacal dictionary

  • 37strychnine — UK [ˈstrɪkniːn] / US [ˈstrɪkˌnaɪn] / US [ˈstrɪkˌnɪn] noun [uncountable] a chemical from plants that is used for making poison or medicine …

    English dictionary

  • 38strychnine — 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

  • 39strychnine — /ˈstrɪknin / (say strikneen), / nən/ (say nuhn) noun a poisonous alkaloid, C21H22N2O2, derived from nux vomica. It has a powerful stimulating effect on the central nervous system and was formerly used in small quantities to stimulate the appetite …

  • 40strychnine —   Kikanaine …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

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