n :  a mixture of alkaloids that is obtained as a white or grayish powder from sabadilla seeds, that is an intense local irritant and a powerful muscle and nerve poison, and that has been used as a counterirritant in neuralgia and arthritis .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  fruit·ar·i·an 
 
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