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Word: Atropine
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 19th century: modern Latin Atropa belladonna ‘deadly nightshade’, from Atropos+ -ine
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Phonetic Spelling:
ˈatrəpiːn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a poisonous compound found in deadly nightshade and related plants. It is used in medicine as a muscle relaxant, e.g. in dilating the pupil of the eye.
Short Definition:poisonous compound found in deadly nightshade
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