(chemistry) A salt of veratric acid.

plural of veratrate

(organic chemistry) A yellowish amorphous alkaloid, C₂₈H₄₃NO₅, extracted from the rootstock of Veratrum album.

plural of veratrol

(organic chemistry) A liquid hydrocarbon obtained by the decomposition of veratric acid, and constituting the dimethyl ether of pyrocatechin.

(organic chemistry) Pertaining to, or derived from, plants of the genus Veratrum.

(chemistry, archaic) veratrine

Alternative form of veratrine

An alcoholic drink made from red wine and carbonated water.

(pharmacology) A benzamide neuroleptic drug indicated in the treatment of vasomotor symptoms associated with the menopause.