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strychnine

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
strychnine /ˈstrɪkniːn, -ɪn/

▶noun a bitter and highly poisonous alkaloid obtained from nux vomica and related plants.

– origin C19: from Fr., via L. from Gk strukhnos, denoting a kind of nightshade.

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