STRYCHNIA
Strych"ni*a, n. Etym: [NL. See Strychnine.] (Chem.)
Defn: Strychnine.
STRYCHNIC
Strych"nic, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to strychnine; produced by strychnine; as, strychnic compounds; strychnic poisoning; specifically (Chem.),
Defn: used to designate an acid, called also igasuric acid.
STRYCHNINE Strych"nine, n. Etym: [L. strychnos a kind of nightshade, Gr. strychnine.] (Chem.)
Defn: A very poisonous alkaloid resembling brucine, obtained from various species of plants, especially from species of Loganiaceæ, as from the seeds of the St. Ignatius bean (Strychnos Ignatia) and from nux vomica. It is obtained as a white crystalline substance, having a very bitter acrid taste, and is employed in medicine (chiefly in the form of the sulphate) as a powerful neurotic stimulant. Called also strychnia, and formerly strychnina.
STRYCHNOS
Strych"nos, n. Etym: [L., a kind of nightshade, Gr. (Bot.)
Defn: A genus of tropical trees and shrubs of the order Loganiaceæ.
See Nux vomica.
STRYPHNIC
Stryph"nic, a. Etym: [Gr. (Chem.)