strychnine
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strychnine
- /ˈstɹɪk.niːn/ UK
- /ˈstrɪknɪn/ UK
- /ˈstrɪkˌnaɪn/ US
- /ˈstrɪkˌnin/ US
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From French strychnine, from Greek στρύχνος (strýchnos, “sleepy nightshade”) (or directly from Ancient Greek στρύχνον (strúkhnon)) + -ine.
noun strychnines
- A very toxic, colorless crystalline alkaloid, derived from nux vomica, used as a pesticide. 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.
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noun very toxic, colourless, crystalline alkaloid
| Español | estricnina |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 스트리크닌 seuteurikeunin |
| 日本語 | ストリキニン sutorikinin, ストリキニーネ sutorikiniine |
| 中文 | 士的寧 /士的宁 shìdìníng, 番木鱉鹼 /番木鳖碱 fānmùbiējiǎn, 番木虌鹼 /番木虌碱 fānmùbiējiǎn, 馬錢子鹼 /马钱子碱 mǎqiánzǐjiǎn |
| Português | estricnina |
| Français | strychnine |
| Deutsch | Strychnin |
| Italiano | stricnina |
| Русский | стрихни́н strixnín |
Talk about this word "strychnine." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/strychnine. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. strychnine. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/strychnine "strychnine." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/strychnine.Cite this
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title = {strychnine},
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