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noun • a poisonous crystalline alkaloid extracted from the nightshade family; used as an antispasmodic and to dilate the eye pupil; also administered in large amounts as an antidote for organophosphate nerve agents or organophosphate insecticides | ||||
| 47% | 11 | Notorious poison sometimes used as a rat poison | ||
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| 47% | 13 | Family that includes poison oak, poison ivy, and poison sumac | ||
noun • the cashew family; trees and shrubs and vines having resinous (sometimes poisonous) juice; includes cashew and mango and pistachio and poison ivy and sumac | ||||
Suppose Confronted By Spreading Of Rat Poison
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ATROPINE which was last seen in the Telegraph Toughie crossword.
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ATROPINE
Updated: September 1, 2025
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