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 |
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Sounds | skao'pahlahmiy.n; skow'plahmiy.n | |
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Rhymes | Aberdeen ... wolverine / Wolverine: 192 rhymes with iyn... |
Meaning | An alkaloid with anticholinergic effects that is used as a sedative and to treat nausea and to dilate the pupils in ophthalmic procedures. | |
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Synonym | hyoscine | |
Broader | alkaloid | Natural bases containing nitrogen found in plants |
Spanish | escopolamina, hioscina | |
Catalan | escopolamina, hioscina |
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