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scopolamines

scopolamines is the plural of scopolamine.

Meaning of scopolamine

Noun

scopolamine (countable and uncountable, plural scopolamines)

  1. A poisonous alkaloid C₁₇H₂₁NO₄ similar to atropine that is found in various solanaceous plants and is used for its anticholinergic effects (such as preventing nausea in motion sickness and inducing mydriasis).
    • I had been shot full of dope to keep me quiet. Perhaps scopolamine too, to make me talk.1940, Raymond Chandler, Farewell, My Lovely, Penguin, published 2010, page 176
    Synonyms:
    devil's breath

Questions about scopolamines

What is scopolamines the plural of?
Scopolamines is the plural of scopolamine.

Words near scopolamines in the dictionary

  1. scopious
  2. scopist
  3. scopists
  4. scopol-
  5. scopolamine
  6. scopolamines
  7. scopoletin
  8. scopolin
  9. scopoline
  10. scopolines
  11. scopoloside

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