2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Veratrine \Ve*ra"trine\ (?; 277), n. [Cf. F. v['e]ratrine. See {Veratrum}.] (Chem.) A poisonous alkaloid obtained from the root of 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}. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Veratria \Ve*ra"tri*a\, n. [NL.] (Chem.) Veratrine. [1913 Webster]
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