scopolamine

sco·pol·a·mine  (sk-pl-mn, -mn)

n.

A thick, syrupy, colorless alkaloid, C₁₇H₂₁NO₄, extracted from plants such as henbane and used primarily as a mydriatic and sedative, and to treat nausea and prevent motion sickness. Also called hyoscine.

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[New Latin Scopolia, plant genus (after Giovanni Antonio Scopoli (1723-1788), Italian naturalist) + -amine.]

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scopolamine  (sk-pl-mn, -mn)

A poisonous, syrupy, colorless alkaloid extracted from plants such as deadly nightshade and henbane. Scopolamine depresses the central nervous system and is used primarily as a sedative and to dilate the pupils, treat nausea, and prevent motion sickness. Chemical formula: C₁₇H₂₁NO₄.

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scopolamine - an alkaloid with anticholinergic effects that is used as a sedative and to treat nausea and to dilate the pupils in ophthalmic procedures; "transdermal scopolamine is used to treat motion sickness"; "someone sedated with scopolamine has difficulty lying" hyoscine alkaloid - natural bases containing nitrogen found in plants