veratrine


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
veratrine /ˈvɛrətriːn, -ɪn/
noun Chemistry a poisonous substance consisting of a mixture of alkaloids which occurs in the seeds of sabadilla and related plants.
– origin C19: from Fr. vératrine, from L. veratrum ‘hellebore’.
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