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veratrine |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Veratrine \Ve*ra"trine\ (?; 277), n. [Cf. F. v['e]ratrine. See {Veratrum}.] (Chem.) A poisonous alkaloid obtained from the root hellebore ({Veratrum}) and from sabadilla seeds as a white crystalline powder, having an acrid, burning taste. It is sometimes used externally, as in ointments, in the local treatment of neuralgia and rheumatism. Called also {veratria}, and {veratrina}.
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