- Strychnia
- Strychnia Strych"ni*a, n. [NL. See {Strychnine}.] (Chem.) Strychnine. [1913 Webster]
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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
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strychnina — 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
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