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Meaning of 'chelerythrine' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Chelerythrine [ 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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