HyperDic: hyoscine

English > 1 sense of the word hyoscine:
NOUNartifacthyoscine, scopolaminean alkaloid with anticholinergic effects that is used as a sedative and to treat nausea and to dilate the pupils in ophthalmic procedures
English > hyoscine: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningAn alkaloid with anticholinergic effects that is used as a sedative and to treat nausea and to dilate the pupils in ophthalmic procedures.
Synonymscopolamine
BroaderalkaloidNatural bases containing nitrogen found in plants
Spanishescopolamina, hioscina
Catalanescopolamina, hioscina

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