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veratrine definition
vera·trine (ver′ə trēn′, -trin)
noun
- a poisonous mixture of colorless, crystalline alkaloids obtained from sabadilla seeds
- veratridine
Etymology: ModL veratrina < L veratrum, hellebore, prob. orig. “plant which reveals truth” < verus, true (see very): the pulverized root causes sneezing, regarded in primitive belief as confirmation of truth
Also veratria ve·ra′·tria (və rā′trē ə)
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