Scillitin

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Scillitin \Scil"li*tin\, n. [Cf. F. scilitine.] (Chem.)
     A bitter principle extracted from the bulbs of the squill
     ({Scilla maritima}), and probably consisting of a complex
     mixture of several substances.
     [1913 Webster + PJC] Scimiter