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 Definitions of veratrine  [ˈvɛr əˌtrin, -trɪn]  

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Definition of 'veratrine' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) veratrine
a white, poisonous alkaloid mixture, formerly used in treating rheumatism and neuralgia.

Etymology:  (1815–25; < F < L vērātr(um) hellebore + F -ine -ine2)

Definition of 'veratrine' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) veratrine
a poisonous alkaloid obtained from the root hellebore (Veratrum) and from sabadilla seeds as a white crystalline powder, having an acrid, burning taste. It is sometimes used externally, as in ointments, in the local treatment of neuralgia and rheumatism. Called also veratria, and veratrina



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