Strychnine
Definitions
A very toxic, colorless crystalline alkaloid, derived from nux vomica, used as a pesticide.
Equivalents
15 more languages
العربيةالإستركنين
Češtinastrychnin
Esperantostriknino
Suomistrykniini
Galegoesternina
Magyarsztrichnin
Italianostricnina
한국어스트리크닌
Nederlandsstrychnine
Polskistrychnina
Portuguêsestricnina
Русскийстрихнин
Svenskastryknin
Türkçestriknin
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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