scopolamine

IPA: skˈɔpʌɫʌmin

(pharmacology) 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).

Examples of "scopolamine" in Sentences

Contains the alkaloids scopolamine and atropine.
Scopolamine in the plant takes away a person's vision.
This is most consistent with involuntary dosing of scopolamine.
Scopolamine can be slowly and erratically absorbed into the brain.
The patient was given frequent doses of scopolamine until they were delirious.
All parts of the plant contains the tropane alkaloids scopolamine and atropine.
In recent years the criminal use of scopolamine has become epidemic in Colombia.