scopolamine, hyoscine
(noun) an alkaloid with anticholinergic effects that is used as a sedative and to treat nausea and to dilate the pupils in ophthalmic procedures; ātransdermal scopolamine is used to treat motion sicknessā; āsomeone sedated with scopolamine has difficulty lyingā
Source: WordNet® 3.1
hyoscine (countable and uncountable, plural hyoscines)
Scopolamine.
Source: Wiktionary
Hy*os"cine, n. Etym: [See Hyoscyamus.] (Chem.)
Definition: An alkaloid found with hyoscyamine (with which it is also isomeric) in henbane, and extracted as a white, amorphous, semisolid substance.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; ātheoretical scienceā
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