veratria Chem.
(vəˈreɪtrɪə)
[f. veratr-um + -ia1.]
= veratrine.
| 1821 Ure Dict. Chem., Veratria, a new vegetable alkali, discovered lately [in July, 1819] by MM. Pelletier and Caventou, in the..cevadilla, the..white hellebore, and the..meadow saffron. 1843 Penny Cycl. XXVI. 251/1 Veratria is a white or greenish-white powder, which has a silky and crystalline appearance under the microscope. 1865 Daily Tel. 20 Oct. 2/2 An alkaloid known as veratria or white hellebore. 1876 Harley Royle's Mat. Med. 388 It..does not excite sneezing like the closely allied substance veratria. |