veratrine
[ ver-uh-treen, -trin ]
/ ˈvɛr əˌtrin, -trɪn /
noun Chemistry.
a white or grayish-white, slightly water-soluble, poisonous mixture of alkaloids obtained by extraction from the seeds of the sabadilla: formerly used in medicine as a counterirritant in the treatment of rheumatism and neuralgia.
Also
ve·ra·tri·a
[vuh-rey-tree-uh, -ra-] /vəˈreɪ tri ə, -ˈræ-/.
Origin of veratrine
Words nearby veratrine
veracruz,
veranda,
verandaed,
verapamil,
veratridine,
veratrine,
verb,
verb phrase,
verb. sap.,
verbal,
verbal adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for veratrine
veratrine
veratrin (ˈvɛrətrɪn)
/ (ˈvɛrəˌtriːn) /
noun
a white poisonous mixture obtained from the seeds of sabadilla, consisting of veratridine and several other alkaloids: formerly used in medicine as a counterirritant
Word Origin for veratrine
C19: from Latin
vērātrum hellebore +
-ine ²