strychnine
pronunciation
How to pronounce strychnine in British English:
UK [ˈstrɪkni:n]
How to pronounce strychnine in American English:
US [ˈstrɪkˌnaɪn, -nɪn, -ˌnin]
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- Noun:
- an alkaloid plant toxin extracted chiefly from nux vomica; formerly used as a stimulant
Word Origin
- strychnine (n.)
- powerful poisonous alkaloid, 1819, from French strychnine, from Modern Latin Strychnos, the genus name of the plant (nux vomica) from which the poison is obtained, from Greek strychnon, a kind of nightshade, of uncertain origin. The chemical was discovered 1818 by Pelletier and Caventou in the Asian tree Strychnos ignatii.
Example
- 1. Most toxic plant compounds , such as strychnine and cyanide , taste bitter .
- 2. Hplc determination of strychnine and brucine in shangke sustained release capsules .
- 3. A loading dose of strychnine .
- 4. He had been poisoned with strychnine .
- 5. Other alkaloids include strychnine , nicotine , morphine , mescaline , and emetine ( the deadly ingredient in hemlock ) .