HYOSCINES

Noun

hyoscines

plural of hyoscine

Source: Wiktionary


HYOSCINE

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



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