HyperDic: scopolamine

English > 1 sense of the word *scopolamine*:
NOUN	artifact	scopolamine, hyoscine	an alkaloid with anticholinergic effects that is used as a sedative and to treat nausea and to dilate the pupils in ophthalmic procedures

scopolamine > pronunciation
Sounds	skao'pahlahmiy.n; skow'plahmiy.n
Rhymes	Aberdeen ... wolverine / Wolverine: 192 rhymes with iyn...

English > *scopolamine*: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	An alkaloid with anticholinergic effects that is used as a sedative and to treat nausea and to dilate the pupils in ophthalmic procedures.
Examples	"transdermal scopolamine is used to treat motion sickness" "someone sedated with scopolamine has difficulty lying"
Synonym	hyoscine
Broader	alkaloid	Natural bases containing nitrogen found in plants
Spanish	escopolamina, hioscina
Catalan	escopolamina, hioscina