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tropine

(trō′pēn′, -pin)

noun

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

Origin: < (a)tropine

See tropine in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A white, crystalline, poisonous alkaloid, C₈H₁₅NO, obtained chiefly by hydrolysis of atropine.

Origin:

Origin: From atropine

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