crystalline veratrine
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crystalline veratrine — noun : cevadine … Useful english dictionary
Veratrine — Ve*ra trine (?; 277), n. [Cf. F. v[ e]ratrine. See {Veratrum}.] (Chem.) A poisonous alkaloid obtained from the root hellebore ({Veratrum}) and from sabadilla seeds as a white crystalline powder, having an acrid, burning taste. It is sometimes… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
veratrine — [və rā′trē əver′ə trēn΄, ver′ətrin] n. [ModL veratrina < L veratrum, hellebore, prob. orig. “plant which reveals truth” < verus, true (see VERY): the pulverized root causes sneezing, regarded in primitive belief as confirmation of truth] 1 … English World dictionary
veratrine — /ˈvɛrətrin/ (say veruhtreen) noun a slightly soluble, crystalline alkaloid, C32H49NO9, obtained from the seeds of the sabadilla, formerly used in medicine, chiefly in the local treatment of rheumatism, neuralgia, etc., and causing prolonged… …
cevadine — An alkaloid occurring in the seeds of Schoenocaulon officinale (Sabadilla officinarum), family Liliaceae; highly irritating to skin and mucous membranes. SEE ALSO: veratrine. * * * cev·a·dine sev ə .dēn, dən n a poisonous crystalline alkaloid… … Medical dictionary
cevadine — ˈsevəˌdēn, də̇n noun ( s) Etymology: cevadilla + ine : a poisonous crystalline alkaloid C32H49NO9 found in sabadilla seeds and green hellebore called also crystalline veratrine … Useful english dictionary
veratria — Veratrine Ve*ra trine (?; 277), n. [Cf. F. v[ e]ratrine. See {Veratrum}.] (Chem.) A poisonous alkaloid obtained from the root hellebore ({Veratrum}) and from sabadilla seeds as a white crystalline powder, having an acrid, burning taste. It is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
veratrina — Veratrine Ve*ra trine (?; 277), n. [Cf. F. v[ e]ratrine. See {Veratrum}.] (Chem.) A poisonous alkaloid obtained from the root hellebore ({Veratrum}) and from sabadilla seeds as a white crystalline powder, having an acrid, burning taste. It is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Veratrum — Veratrine Ve*ra trine (?; 277), n. [Cf. F. v[ e]ratrine. See {Veratrum}.] (Chem.) A poisonous alkaloid obtained from the root hellebore ({Veratrum}) and from sabadilla seeds as a white crystalline powder, having an acrid, burning taste. It is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Veratric — Ve*ra tric, a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, plants of the genus Veratrum. [1913 Webster] {Veratric acid} (Chem.), an acid occurring, together with veratrine, in the root of white hellebore ({Veratrum album}), and in sabadilla seed;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
