HOW TO PRONOUNCE
strychnine
/ˈstrɪkˌnaɪn/
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STRIK-nine: ch has a k sound.
Keep str together at the beginning, without an extra vowel. STRIK-nine ends like “nine”; an ending like “neen” is also recorded.
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“The museum label identified the sealed sample as strychnine.”
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noun
- A very toxic, colorless crystalline alkaloid, derived from nux vomica, used as a pesticide.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈstrɪkˌnaɪn/
Pronunciation used in the listening tip.
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One can not fail to notice the remarkable parallel between these facts and the behavior of Hydra in the presence of strychnine.
To take strychnine or other poisonous medicine under the advice of a physician, denotes that you will undertake some affair fraught with danger.
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Somebody asked Voltaire if you could kill a cow by incantations, and he answered, "Yes, if you use a little strychnine with it."
It rather failed, and the trick was turned by means of three-pennyworth of strychnine, bought by Sarah and mixed with the old lady's food.