chelerythrine

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chelerythrine - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Chelerythrine \Chel`e*ryth"rine\, n. [Gr. ? celandine +
     'eryqro`s red.] (Chem.)
     An alkaloidal principle obtained from the celandine, and
     named from the red color of its salts. It is a colorless
     crystalline substance, and acts as an acrid narcotic poison.
     It is identical with sanguinarine.
     [1913 Webster]