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Chelerythrine
Webster's Dictionary
(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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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Chelerythrine'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/c/chelerythrine.html. 1828.