| Pronunciation: | | 'hIu`seen
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[n] an alkaloid with anticholinergic effects that is used as a sedative and to treat nausea and to dilate the pupils in ophthalmic procedures; "transdermal scopolamine is used to treat motion sickness"; "someone sedated with scopolamine has difficulty lying" |
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HYOSCINE is a 8 letter word that starts with H. |
| | Synonyms: | | scopolamine |
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| | See Also: | | alkaloid |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Hy*os"cine\, n. [See {Hyoscyamus}.] (Chem.)
An alkaloid found with hyoscyamine (with which it is also
isomeric) in henbane, and extracted as a white, amorphous,
semisolid substance.
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