Definition for VER-A'TRI-A, or VE-RAT'RI-NA

VER-A'TRI-A, or VE-RAT'RI-NA, n. [or VE-RA'TRINE; L. veratrum.]

A vegetable alkaloid, the principal medicinal active principle of Veratrum album, and Veratrum sabadilla, discovered in 1819, by Pelletier and Caventou. This alkaloid is remarkable for its sternutatory powers.

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