'sanguinarine' definitions:

Definition of 'sanguinarine'

From: GCIDE

Chelerythrine \Chel`e*ryth"rine\, n. [Gr. ? celandine + 'eryqro`s red.] (Chem.) 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. [1913 Webster]