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strychnine::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | alkaloid, phytotoxin, plant toxin |
Examples of strychnine
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This concoction included the juice pounded from a vine that contains strychnine.
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In a last-ditch attempt to keep her alive, interns gave her a shot of strychnine.
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Modern societies have tried potent poisons like strychnine and zinc phosphide.
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Roman gladiators readily gulped stimulants, including caffeine and strychnine.
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In this regard, especially his syntheses of reserpine and strychnine were landmarks.
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Many are formulated from powerful poisons such as strychnine, arsenic or snake venom.
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It's sort of like having a salt shaker full of strychnine sitting on the dining table.
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She was one smart cookie, laced with strychnine-Eva Brains and Evita Braun.
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Pesticides derived from plants include nicotine, rotenone, strychnine and pyrethrins.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- An alkaloid plant toxin extracted chiefly from nux vomica; formerly used as a stimulant
- Strychnine (also or) is a very toxic (LD50 = c. 10 mg/kg), colorless crystalline alkaloid used as a pesticide, particularly for killing small vertebrates such as birds and rodents. In Australia it is also placed on steel jawed wild dog traps. ...
- Has been tried to cure sleep apnoea! Works a bit, but there are worries that spouses might be tempted to give an overdose at 3 am when the snoring is particularly bad!
