veratric

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veratric - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Veratric \Ve*ra"tric\, a. (Chem.)
     Pertaining to, or derived from, plants of the genus Veratrum.
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     Veratric acid (Chem.), an acid occurring, together with
        veratrine, in the root of white hellebore (Veratrum  album
        ), and in sabadilla seed; -- extracted as a white
        crystalline substance which is related to protocatechuic
        acid.
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