strychnine
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French strychnine, from Greek στρύχνος (strýchnos, “sleepy nightshade”) (or directly from Ancient Greek στρύχνον (strúkhnon)) + -ine.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
strychnine (usually uncountable, plural strychnines)
- (organic chemistry) A very toxic, colourless crystalline alkaloid, derived from nux vomica, used as a pesticide
Derived terms[edit]
- strychine tree (Strychnos nux-vomica)
- strychnic (adjective)
- strychninism
Translations[edit]
very toxic, colourless, crystalline alkaloid
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French strychnine.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
strychnine f or n (uncountable)
Derived terms[edit]
French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
strychnine f (plural strychnines)
Descendants[edit]
- → Dutch: strychnine
- → English: strychnine
- → Turkish: striknin
Further reading[edit]
- “strychnine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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