strychnine
/ˈstrɪkniːn/noun
mass noun
- a bitter and highly poisonous compound obtained from nux vomica and related plants. An alkaloid, it has occasionally been used as a stimulant.士的宁, 番木鳖碱, 马钱子碱（有时用作兴奋剂）。
词源
early 19th cent.: from French, via Latin from Greek strukhnos, denoting a kind of nightshade.