Definitions for veratrineˈvɛr əˌtrin, -trɪn
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ver•a•trineˈvɛr əˌtrin, -trɪn(n.)
a white, poisonous alkaloid mixture, formerly used in treating rheumatism and neuralgia.
Category: Chemistry, Pharmacology
Origin of veratrine:
1815–25; < F < L vērātr(um) hellebore + F -ine -ine2
Wiktionary
veratrine(Noun)
A poisonous mixture of alkaloids (veratridines) obtained from the seeds of the sabadilla plant
Webster Dictionary
Veratrine(noun)
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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