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Definition of Strychnine

Strychnine
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 of the St. Ignatius bean (Strychnos Ignatia) and from nux vomica. It is obtained as a white crystalline substance, having a very bitter acrid taste, and is employed in medicine (chiefly in the form of the sulphate) as a powerful neurotic stimulant. Called also strychnia, and formerly strychnina.

Meaning of Strychnine from wikipedia

- Strychnine (/ˈstrɪkniːn, -nɪn/, STRIK-neen, -⁠nin, US chiefly /-naɪn/ -⁠nyne) is a highly toxic, colorless, bitter, crystalline alkaloid used as a pesticide...
- Strychnine poisoning is poisoning induced by strychnine. It can be fatal to humans and other animals and can occur by inhalation, swallowing or absorption...
- Strychnos nux-vomica, the strychnine tree, also known as nux vomica, poison fruit, **** strychnos, and quaker buttons, is a deciduous tree native to India...
- (age 53) Oakland, California, U.S. Other names Fink Wilhelm Fink Reverend Strychnine Twitch Occupations Singer musician songwriter actor businessman Spouse...
- Strychnine total synthesis in chemistry describes the total synthesis of the complex biomolecule strychnine. The first reported method by the group of...
- murderer executed in June 1898 for poisoning his cousin Annie Holmes with strychnine. He was the first person to be executed in Cambridge, England, following...
- Strychnine.213 is the sixth album by Belgian death metal band Aborted. It was released on June 20, 2008, through Century Media Records. The sample used...
- notices the similarities between Polly's symptoms and those of victims of strychnine poisoning about whom she has read. Cam arrives at the difficult realization...
- operated the university almost single-handedly until her unsolved murder by strychnine poisoning in 1905. She was the eighth First Lady of California. Her husband...
- and was hanged in public the following year. He had poisoned Cook with strychnine and was suspected of poisoning several other people including his brother...