veratridine

[ vuh-ra-tri-deen, -din ]
/ vəˈræ trɪˌdin, -dɪn /

noun Chemistry.

a yellowish-white, amorphous, water-soluble, poisonous alkaloid, C36H51NO11, occurring with veratrine in the seeds of the sabadilla.

Origin of veratridine

1905–10; < Latin vērātr(um) hellebore + -id3 + -ine2

Words nearby veratridine

veracity, veracruz, veranda, verandaed, verapamil, veratridine, veratrine, verb, verb phrase, verb. sap., verbal

British Dictionary definitions for veratridine

veratridine
/ (vɪˈrætrɪˌdiːn) /

noun

a yellowish-white amorphous alkaloid obtained from the seeds of sabadilla. Formula: C 36 H 51 NO 11

Word Origin for veratridine

C20: from veratr ( ine) + -id ³ + -ine ²