TROPINE

Noun

tropine (plural tropines)

(organic compound) A poisonous alkaloid (3-endo)-8-methyl-8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octan-3-ol obtained by the hydrolysis of atropine

Anagrams

• Petrino, Petroni, Pointer, interop, pointer, protein, pterion, repoint, tropein

Source: Wiktionary


Tro"pine, n. Etym: [From Atropine.] (Chem.)

Definition: A white crystalline alkaloid, C8H15NO, produced by decomposing atropine.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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