veratridine

(və rat′rə dēn′, -din)

noun

an irritating, poisonous amorphous alkaloid, CHNO, found in sabadilla seeds

Origin: < L veratrum, hellebore (see veratrine) + -id(e) + -ine

See veratridine in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A yellowish-white, amorphous powdered alkaloid, C₃₆H₅₁NO₁₁, obtained from sabadilla seeds and from the rhizome of hellebore.

Origin:

Origin: veratr(ine)

Origin: + -id(e)

Origin: + -ine²

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