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Strychnine meaning

A very toxic, colorless crystalline alkaloid, derived from nux vomica, used as a pesticide.

Synonyms of Strychnine

plant toxin phytotoxin alkaloid

Related words

Other words often associated with Strychnine or its synonyms:

toxin

Using Strychnine

  • The main meaning on this page is: A very toxic, colorless crystalline alkaloid, derived from nux vomica, used as a pesticide.
  • Useful related words include: plant toxin, phytotoxin, alkaloid.
  • In the example corpus, strychnine often appears in combinations such as: of strychnine, the strychnine, strychnine and.

Context around Strychnine

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 6 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

ingested 1× shortly 1× poisoning 1×

Sentence patterns with Strychnine

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

alcohol and strychnine shortly before 1× argue that strychnine has such 1× isolated the strychnine like toxin 1× of the strychnine ingested by 1× phials of strychnine and laudanum 1× similar to strychnine poisoning 1× strychnine was also 1× traces of strychnine and the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

at high doses 1× but testing of 1× health canada is 1× history tetanus was 1× in her findings 1× planning out his 1×

Common sentence endings:

a pistol jamming 1× anaerobic soil bacteria 1× before his death 1× disputed the notion 1× in strong liquor 1× in the past 1×

Words around Strychnine

Just before it in the word index:

struzan 4 struy 2 struvite 7 struve 8 strutton 3 strutting 57

Just after it in the word index:

strycova 7 strydom 16 stryfe 4 stryjek 2 stryk 4 stryke 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aargau 12 abacos 12 abboud 12 abdelkader 12 abdomens 12 abdou 12

Corpus analysis for Strychnine

  • In this selection, "strychnine" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, ingested, shortly and poisoning stand out and add context to how "strychnine" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include alcohol and strychnine shortly before and argue that strychnine has such. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "strychnine" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with strychnine

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

At high doses, it causes convulsions similar to strychnine poisoning. (10 words)

Strychnine was also used for this purpose in the past. (10 words)

While strychnine has been suggested as the poison that killed Johnson, at least one scholar has disputed the notion. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

In her findings, published on Thursday morning, Ms Forbes said she was satisfied that the bottle found by police was the source of the strychnine ingested by Mr Thrift and he must have consumed the alcohol and strychnine shortly before his death. (42 words)

Tom Graves, in his book Crossroads: The Life and Afterlife of Blues Legend Robert Johnson, relies on expert testimony from toxicologists to argue that strychnine has such a distinctive odor and taste that it cannot be disguised, even in strong liquor. (41 words)

History Tetanus was well known to ancient people who recognized the relationship between wounds and fatal muscle spasms. citation In 1884, Arthur Nicolaier isolated the strychnine -like toxin of tetanus from free-living, anaerobic soil bacteria. (36 words)

Example sentences (9)

In her findings, published on Thursday morning, Ms Forbes said she was satisfied that the bottle found by police was the source of the strychnine ingested by Mr Thrift and he must have consumed the alcohol and strychnine shortly before his death.

But testing of the contents revealed no traces of strychnine and the substance is said to be so bitter that it would be difficult to conceal in another substance and have someone ingest unknowingly.

Health Canada is conducting public consultation on its website on the use of strychnine to kill ground squirrels, commonly known as gophers, until Sept. 27.

At high doses, it causes convulsions similar to strychnine poisoning.

History Tetanus was well known to ancient people who recognized the relationship between wounds and fatal muscle spasms. citation In 1884, Arthur Nicolaier isolated the strychnine -like toxin of tetanus from free-living, anaerobic soil bacteria.

Planning out his action with great care, Berlioz purchased phials of strychnine and laudanum to use as poisons in the event of a pistol jamming.

Strychnine was also used for this purpose in the past.

Tom Graves, in his book Crossroads: The Life and Afterlife of Blues Legend Robert Johnson, relies on expert testimony from toxicologists to argue that strychnine has such a distinctive odor and taste that it cannot be disguised, even in strong liquor.

While strychnine has been suggested as the poison that killed Johnson, at least one scholar has disputed the notion.

Common combinations with strychnine

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "strychnine" in a sentence?
An example: "In her findings, published on Thursday morning, Ms Forbes said she was satisfied that the bottle found by police was the source of the strychnine ingested by Mr Thrift and he must have consumed the alcohol and strychnine shortly before his death." This page contains 9 example sentences with the word "strychnine" from authentic English texts.
What does "strychnine" mean?
Strychnine means: A very toxic, colorless crystalline alkaloid, derived from nux vomica, used as a pesticide.
What are synonyms of "strychnine"?
Common synonyms of "strychnine" include: plant toxin, phytotoxin, alkaloid.
How many example sentences with "strychnine" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 9 example sentences with "strychnine", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.