veratrine

American  

[ver-uh-treen, -trin] / ˈvɛr əˌtrin, -trɪn /

Also veratria

noun

Chemistry, Pharmacology.

1. a white or grayish-white, slightly water-soluble, poisonous mixture of alkaloids obtained by extraction from the seeds of sabadilla and the rhizomes of white hellebore: formerly used in medicine as a counterirritant in the treatment of rheumatism and neuralgia.

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veratrine British  

/ ˈvɛrəˌtriːn, ˈvɛrətrɪn /

noun

1. a white poisonous mixture obtained from the seeds of sabadilla, consisting of veratridine and several other alkaloids: formerly used in medicine as a counterirritant

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Etymology

Origin of veratrine

First recorded in 1815–25; from French, from Latin vērātr(um) “hellebore” + French -ine noun suffix; see -ine ² ( def. 2 )

Example Sentences

Especially effective was a .5% mixture of veratrine and cocoanut oil.

From Time Magazine Archive

Far more useful, in neuralgias generally, is the external application of aconite or of veratrine.

From Neuralgia and the Diseases that Resemble it by Anstie, Francis E.

But it makes all the difference in the world in this case what was the source of the veratrine.

From The Treasure-Train by Reeve, Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin)

This is accelerated by a marked depressant action upon the heart, similar to that produced by veratrine and aconite.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" by Various

If it were veratrine derived from death camas it would point toward Page.

From The Treasure-Train by Reeve, Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin)