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veratrine

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ver⋅a⋅trine

  [ver-uh-treen, -trin]
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–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.
Also, ve⋅ra⋅tri⋅a  [vuh-rey-tree-uh, -ra-] .

Origin:
1815–25; < F < L vērātr(um) hellebore + F -ine -ine 2
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ver·a·trine   (věr'ə-trēn', -trĭn)   
n.  A poisonous mixture of colorless crystalline alkaloids extracted from sabadilla seeds and formerly used medicinally as a counterirritant.

[New Latin Vērātrum, hellebore genus (from Latin vērātrum, hellebore) + -ine2.]
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Main Entry: ver·a·trine
Pronunciation: 'ver-&-"trEn
Function: noun
: a mixture of alkaloids that is obtained as a white or grayish powderfrom sabadilla seeds, that is an intense local irritant and a powerful muscle and nerve poison, and that has been used as a counterirritant in neuralgia and arthritis
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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