| 单词 | veratrine |
| 释义 | veratrine in British English (ˈvɛrəˌtriːn) or veratrin (ˈvɛrətrɪn) 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 C19: from Latin vērātrum hellebore + -ine2veratrine in American English (ˈvɛrəˌtrin; ˈvɛrətrɪn) noun Also veˈratria (vəˈreɪtriə) 1. a poisonous mixture of colorless, crystalline alkaloids obtained from sabadilla seeds 2. veratridine Word origin ModL veratrina < L veratrum, hellebore, prob. orig. “plant which reveals truth” < verus, true (see very): the pulverized root causes sneezing, regarded in primitive belief as confirmationof truth |
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