VERATRATE
Ve*ra"trate, n. (Chem.)
Defn: A salt of veratric acid.
VERATRIA
Ve*ra"tri*a, n. Etym: [NL.] (Chem.)
Defn: Veratrine.
VERATRIC
Ve*ra"tric, a. (Chem.)
Defn: Pertaining to, or derived from, plants of the genus Veratrum. Veratric acid (Chem.), an acid occurring, together with veratrine, in the root of white hellebore (Veratrum album), and in sabadilla seed; — extracted as a white crystalline substance which is related to protocatechuic acid.
VERATRINA
Ver`a*tri"na, n. Etym: [NL.] (Chem.)
Defn: Same as Veratrine.
VERATRINE
Ve*ra"trine, n. Etym: [Cf. F. vératrine. See Veratrum.] (Chem.)
Defn: 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.