释义 |
strych·nine I. \ˈstrikˌnīn, -_nə̇n, -ˌnēn\ noun (-s) Etymology: French, from New Latin Strychnos + French -ine 1. : a very poisonous bitter crystalline alkaloid C21H22N2O2 obtained from various plants of the genus Strychnos (as nux vomica and St.-Ignatius's-bean) and used in medicine chiefly in the form of the sulfate or phosphate as a tonic and stimulant for the central nervous system and also as a rodenticide 2. : nux vomica 2 II. transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) : to poison by strychnine |