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Definition of strychnine noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

strychnine

noun
 
/ˈstrɪkniːn/
 
/ˈstrɪkniːn/
[uncountable]
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  1. a poisonous substance used in very small amounts as a medicine
    Word Originearly 19th cent.: from French, via Latin from Greek strukhnos, denoting a kind of nightshade.
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