scopolamine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A poisonous alkaloid C₁₇H₂₁NO₄ similar to atropine that is found in various solanaceous plants and is used for its anticholinergic effects (such as preventing nausea in motion sickness and inducing mydriasis).

/skə(ʊ)ˈpɒl.ə.miːn/ /skoʊˈpɑl.əˌmiːn/ /skoʊˈpɑl.əm.ɪn/

scopolamine scopolamines

Borrowed from German Skopolamin, from translingual Scopolia (“genus of plants”) + German Amin (“amine”).

devil's breath

aposcopolamine butylscopolamine methylscopolamine

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