| NOUN | substance | strychnine | an alkaloid plant toxin extracted chiefly from nux vomica |
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| Sounds | strih'knay.n | |
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| Rhymes | affine ... wine: 145 rhymes with ayn... | |
| Meaning | An alkaloid plant toxin extracted chiefly from nux vomica; formerly used as a stimulant. | |
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| Broader | alkaloid | Natural bases containing nitrogen found in plants |
| plant toxin, phytotoxin | Any substance produced by plants that is similar in its properties to extracellular bacterial toxin | |
| Substance of | nux vomica | A medicine made from the seeds of an Asiatic tree |
| Spanish | estricnina | |
| Catalan | estricnina | |
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