strych‧nine /ˈstrɪkniːn $ -naɪn, -niːn/
noun [uncountable][
Date: 1800-1900;
Language: French;
Origin: Latin strychnos type of poisonous plant, from Greek]
a very poisonous substance sometimes used in small amounts as a medicine
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