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Meaning of Strychnine | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈstɹɪk.niːn

Definitions

A very toxic, colorless crystalline alkaloid, derived from nux vomica, used as a pesticide.

uncountable, usually

Equivalents

العربية الإستركنين
Čeština strychnin
Deutsch Strychnin
Esperanto striknino
Español estricnina
Suomi strykniini
Français strychnine
Galego esternina
Magyar sztrichnin
Italiano stricnina
한국어 스트리크닌
Nederlands strychnine
Polski strychnina
Português estricnina
Русский стрихнин
Svenska stryknin
Türkçe striknin

Examples

“Only don’t say I didn’t warn you if he burns Green Gables down or puts strychnine in the well—I heard of a case over in New Brunswick where an orphan asylum child did that and the whole family died in fearful agonies.”
“[…] strychnine is a fairly rapid drug in its action. The symptoms appear from one to two hours after it has been swallowed.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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