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tropicamide

UK/tɹəʊˈpɪk.ə.mʌɪd/US/tɹəˈpɪk.əˌmaɪd/

tropicamide noun: a short-acting anticholinergic drug, used to produce dilatation of the pupil and cycloplegia during examination of the eye.

tropicamide: a short-acting anticholinergic drug, used to produce dilatation of the pupil and cycloplegia during...
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Noun

tropicamide (uncountable)

  1. A short-acting anticholinergic drug, used to produce dilatation of the pupil and cycloplegia during examination of the eye.

Origin of tropicamide

From tropic acid + amide.

Questions about tropicamide

What does tropicamide mean?
Tropicamide means a short-acting anticholinergic drug, used to produce dilatation of the pupil and cycloplegia during examination of the eye.
What part of speech is tropicamide?
Tropicamide is a noun.
How do you pronounce tropicamide?
Tropicamide is pronounced /tɹəʊˈpɪk.ə.mʌɪd/ (UK).

Words near tropicamide in the dictionary

  1. tropicalizes
  2. tropicalizing
  3. tropically
  4. tropicalness
  5. tropicals
  6. tropicamide
  7. tropicamidum
  8. tropicbird
  9. tropicbirds
  10. tropick
  11. tropicks

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