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Chelerythrine

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(n.) 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.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Chelerythrine'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/chelerythrine.html. 1828.
 
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