| NOUN | artifact | atropine | a poisonous crystalline alkaloid extracted from the nightshade family |
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| Meaning | 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. | |
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| Narrower | belladonna | An alkaloidal extract or tincture of the poisonous belladonna plant that is used medicinally |
| Broader | alkaloid | Natural bases containing nitrogen found in plants |
| antidote, counterpoison | A remedy / remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison | |
| antispasmodic, spasmolytic, antispasmodic agent | A drug used to relieve or prevent spasms (especially of the smooth muscles) | |
| mydriatic, mydriatic drug | A drug that causes the pupil of the eye to dilate | |
| poison, toxicant, poisonous substance | Any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism | |
| Spanish | atropina | |
| Catalan | atropina | |
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