how to pronounce strychnine

/ˈstɹɪk.niːn/

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strychnine is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of strychnine in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… died from strychnine poisoning …”

meanings of strychnine

noun:

A very toxic, colourless crystalline alkaloid, derived from nux vomica, used as a pesticide.

strychnine frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word strychnine occurs in english on average 0.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.