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Definitions for Strychnic
[1] Pharmacology . a colorless, crystalline poison, C2 1 H2 2 N2 O2 , obtained chiefly by extraction from the seeds of nux vomica, formerly used as a central nervous system stimulant.
[2] an Indian tree, Strychnos nux-vomica, of the logania family, having small, yellowish-white flowers in clusters, berrylike fruit, and seeds that yield strychnine.
[3] of, relating to, or derived from strychnine
[4] a white crystalline very poisonous alkaloid, obtained from the plant nux vomica: formerly used in small quantities as a stimulant of the central nervous system and the appetite. Formula: C 21 H 22 O 2 N 2
Words nearby Strychnic
strychninestruthers, struthious, strutting, struve, strychnic, strychnine, strychninism, stryker frame, strymon, strümpell's disease, strümpell-marie disease
Origin of Strychnic
ne1810–20; < French, equivalent to New Latin Strychn(os ) genus name (< Greek strýchnos a kind of nightshade) + French -ine -ine2
Other words from Strychnic
strych·nic , adjective
Word origin for Strychnic
neC19: via French from New Latin Strychnos, from Greek strukhnos nightshade