1 definition found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Chelerythrine \Chel`e*ryth"rine\, n. [Gr. ? celandine + 'eryqro`s red.] (Chem.) An alkaloidal principle obtained from the celandine, and named from the red color of its salts. It is a colorless crystalline substance, and acts as an acrid narcotic poison. It is identical with {sanguinarine}. [1913 Webster]
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