Толковый словарь английского языка - strychnine
Strychnine
strychnine
noun Etymology: French, from New Latin Strychnos, from Latin, nightshade, from Greek Date: 1819 a bitter poisonous alkaloid C21H22N2O2 that is obtained from nux vomica and related plants (genus Strychnos) and is used as a poison (as for rodents) and medicinally as a stimulant of the central nervous system
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n. a vegetable alkaloid obtained from plants of the genus Strychnos (esp. nux vomica), bitter and highly poisonous, used as a stimulant and (in small amounts) a tonic. Derivatives strychnic adj. Etymology: F f. L strychnos f. Gk strukhnos a kind of nightshade ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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