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strychnic |
strychnine |
strychnos |
strymon |
strymon melinus |
stryphnic
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stryphnic
CIDE DICTIONARY
stryphnic, a. [Gr. astringent.].
Pertaining to, or designating, a complex nitrogenous acid, obtained by the action of acetic acid and potassium nitrite on uric acid, as a yellow crystalline substance, with a bitter, astringent taste. [1913 Webster]
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