veratridine

veratridine
An alkaloid derived from Veratrum viridae and V. album. Probably responsible for antihypertensive properties of this class of alkaloids.

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ve·rat·ri·dine və-'ra-trə-.dēn n a poisonous amorphous alkaloid C36H51NO11 occurring esp. in sabadilla seeds

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  • veratridine — [və rat′rə dēn΄, və rat′rədin] n. [< L veratrum, hellebore (see VERATRINE) + ID(E) + INE3] an irritating, poisonous amorphous alkaloid, C36H51NO11, found in sabadilla seeds …   English World dictionary

  • Veratridine — Chembox new ImageFile = ALX 550 307.png ImageSize = 250px IUPACName = OtherNames = Veratrine 3 Veratroylveracevine Section1 = Chembox Identifiers CASNo = 71 62 5 PubChem = 6280 SMILES = C [C@H] 1CC [C@H] 2 [C@@] ( [C@] 3( [C@H] (C [C@] 4 ( [C@@H] …   Wikipedia

  • veratridine — noun Etymology: veratrine + idine Date: 1907 a poisonous alkaloid C36H51NO11 occurring especially in sabadilla seed …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • veratridine — /veuh ra tri deen , din/, n. Chem. a yellowish white, amorphous, water soluble, poisonous alkaloid, C36H51NO11, occurring with veratrine in the seeds of the sabadilla. [1905 10; < L veratr(um) hellebore + ID3 + INE2] * * * …   Universalium

  • veratridine — noun Any of a family of neurotoxic steroid derived alkaloids, occurring in the seeds of the sabadilla plant See Also: veratrine …   Wiktionary

  • veratridine — ve·rat·ri·dine …   English syllables

  • veratridine — /vəˈrætrədin/ (say vuh ratruhdeen) noun a soluble amorphous alkaloid, C36H51NO11, occurring with veratrine in the seeds of the sabadilla. Also, veratridin /vəˈrætrədən/ (say vuh ratruhduhn). {veratr(ine) + id(e) + ine2} …  

  • veratridine — rəˌdēn, də̇n noun ( s) Etymology: veratr + idine : a poisonous amorphous alkaloid C36H51NO11 occurring in sabadilla seed and in some hellebores (as American hellebore) * * * /veuh ra tri deen , din/, n. Chem. a yellowish white, amorphous, water… …   Useful english dictionary

  • ver|a|trine — «VEHR uh treen, trihn», noun. 1. a poisonous mixture containing veratridine and other alkaloids extracted from the seeds of the sabadilla, used medicinally as an ointment, especially for the relief of rheumatism and neuralgia. 2. = veratridine… …   Useful english dictionary

  • ve|rat|ri|din — «vuh RAT ruh dihn», noun. = veratridine. (Cf. ↑veratridine) …   Useful english dictionary

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