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Definition: veratrina
Veratrine
\Ve*ra"trine\ (?; 277), n. [Cf. F. v['e]ratrine. See
Veratrum.] (Chem.)
A poisonous alkaloid obtained from the root hellebore
(
Veratrum) and from sabadilla seeds as a white crystalline
powder, having an acrid, burning taste. It is sometimes used
externally, as in ointments, in the local treatment of
neuralgia and rheumatism. Called also
veratria, and
veratrina.
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