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cevadine

noun
cev·​a·​dine | \ ˈsev-ə-ˌdēn, -dən \

Medical Definition of cevadine

: a poisonous crystalline alkaloid C32H49NO9 found especially in sabadilla seeds

— called also crystalline veratrine

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