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Veratrine
veratrine (?; 277), n. (Cf. F.veratrine. 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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