əˌtrin, -trɪn noun Chemistry.
a white or grayish-white, slightly water-soluble, poisonous mixture of alkaloids obtained by extraction from the seeds of the sabadilla: formerly used in medicine as a counterirritant in the treatment of rheumatism and neuralgia.
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veratrine or veratrin (ˈvɛrəˌtriːn, ˈvɛrətrɪn) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a white poisonous mixture obtained from the seeds of sabadilla, consisting of veratridine and several other alkaloids: formerly used in medicine as a counterirritant | |
| [C19: from Latin vērātrum hellebore + | |
| veratrin or veratrin | |
| —n | |
| [C19: from Latin vērātrum hellebore + | |
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