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