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Strychnine   /strˈɪknˌaɪn/   Listen
Strychnine

noun
1.
An alkaloid plant toxin extracted chiefly from nux vomica; formerly used as a stimulant.





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"Strychnine" Quotes from Famous Books



... that to point out to the average American that it is vulgar and also unwholesome to devour with greedy delight all sorts of details about his neighbors' business seems as hopeless and useless as to point out to the currie-eater or the whiskey-drinker the bad effects of fire and strychnine upon mucous membranes. The diseased palate craves what has made it diseased,—craves it more, and more, and more. In case of stomachs, Nature has a few simple inventions of her own for bringing reckless abuses to a stand-still,—dyspepsia, ...
— Bits About Home Matters • Helen Hunt Jackson
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... took your course in the University in too big doses. You went on the principle that if a little grinding is good for a man a perpetual dig must be a great deal better." He was in the best of humor this Sunday night, and smiled at the other genially. "A college course is a good deal like strychnine. Taken in small doses over a long period of time it is a great tonic. Swallowed all at ...
— The Dominant Dollar • Will Lillibridge
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Words linked to "Strychnine" :   nux vomica, plant toxin, alkaloid, phytotoxin


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