strychnine
English

Structure diagram of strychnine
Etymology
From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Greek στρύχνος (strýchnos, “sleepy nightshade”) (or directly from Ancient Greek στρύχνον (strúkhnon)) + -ine.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstɹɪk.niːn/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Noun
strychnine (usually uncountable, plural strychnines)
- (organic chemistry) A very toxic, colourless crystalline alkaloid, derived from nux vomica, used as a pesticide
Derived terms
- strychine tree (Strychnos nux-vomica)
- strychnic (adjective)
- strychninism
Translations
very toxic, colourless, crystalline alkaloid
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Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌstrɪxˈni.nə/, /ˌstrixˈni.nə/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: strych‧ni‧ne
- Rhymes: -inə
Noun
strychnine f or n (uncountable)
- Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Derived terms
- strychninevergiftiging
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /stʁik.nin/
Audio (file)
Noun
strychnine f (plural strychnines)
- Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Descendants
- Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
- Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
- → Turkish: striknin
Further reading
- “strychnine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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