Pilocarpine Definition

pīlō-kärpēn
noun
An alkaloid, C11H16N2O2, extracted from the leaves of the jaborandi plant and used in medicine to stimulate sweating or to contract the pupil of the eye.
Webster's New World

(biochemistry) A muscarinic alkaloid obtained from the leaves of tropical American shrubs from the genus Pilocarpus.

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Origin of Pilocarpine

  • New Latin Pīlocarpus jaborandi genus (Greek pīlos wool, felt) (Greek karpos fruit –carp) –ine

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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