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tropine definition

tro·pine (trō′pēn′, -pin)

noun

a poisonous, colorless heterocyclic alkaloid, CHNO, produced by the hydrolysis of atropine or hyoscyamine

Etymology: < (a)tropine

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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