hydrochloride of strychnine

noun

strychnine hydrochloride

Meanings

nounhydrochloride of strychnine (uncountable)
  1. uncountablestrychnine hydrochloride

    “They use the pure hydro-chloride of strychnine very little—only occasionally for pills. It is the official solution, Liq. Strychnine Hydro-clor. that is used in most medicines.”

    1920, Agatha Christie, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, London: Pan Books, published 1954, page 147
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