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English 1 sense of the word scopolamine:
NOUNartifactscopolamine, hyoscinean alkaloid with anticholinergic effects that is used as a sedative and to treat nausea and to dilate the pupils in ophthalmic procedures
scopolamine pronunciation
Soundsskao'pahlahmiy.n; skow'plahmiy.n
RhymesAberdeen ... wolverine / Wolverine: 192 rhymes with iyn...
Englishscopolamine: 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.
Examples
  • "transdermal scopolamine is used to treat motion sickness"
  • "someone sedated with scopolamine has difficulty lying"
Synonymhyoscine
BroaderalkaloidNatural bases containing nitrogen found in plants
Spanishescopolamina, hioscina
Catalanescopolamina, hioscina

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