STRYCHNINA (U.S., BR.)
\stɹˈɪt͡ʃnɪnə jˌuːˈɛs], \stɹˈɪtʃnɪnə jˌuːˈɛs], \s_t_ɹ_ˈɪ_tʃ_n_ɪ_n_ə__ j_ˌuː_ˈɛ_s]\
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An alkaloid from nux vomica, C21H22N2O2; occurs as colorless crystals or a white crystalline powder, odorless, but of intensely bitter taste, nearly insoluble in water; cardiac and general tonic, stomachic, and nervine in doses of gr. 1/60-1/20 (0.001-0.003).
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
