Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Chelerythrine

Chelerythrine , noun

[Greek {not transcribed} celandine + 'eryqro`s red.]

(Chemistry) 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.