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chelerythrine
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chelerythrine, n. [Gr. celandine + 'eryqro`s red.].
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 . [1913 Webster]
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