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strychnine

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10 lettersPronunciation /ˈstɹɪk.niːn/Part of speech nounSorted cehinnrstyStarts with SEnds with E0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. an alkaloid plant toxin extracted chiefly from nux vomica; formerly used as a stimulant

Word origin

From French strychnine, from Greek στρύχνος (strýchnos, “sleepy nightshade”) (or directly from Ancient Greek στρύχνον (strúkhnon)) + -ine.

Used in a sentence

  • Only don’t say I didn’t warn you if he burns Green Gables down or puts strychnine in the well—I heard of a case over in New Brunswick where an orphan asylum child did that and the whole family died in fearful agonies.
  • […] strychnine is a fairly rapid drug in its action. The symptoms appear from one to two hours after it has been swallowed.

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