Meaning of Strychnine | Babel Free
ˈstɹɪk.niːnDefinitions
A very toxic, colorless crystalline alkaloid, derived from nux vomica, used as a pesticide.
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.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
See also
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