scopolamine
noun
sco·pol·amine
skō-ˈpä-lə-ˌmēn 
-mən
: 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)
called also hyoscine
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The plant contains compounds like scopolamine and atropine, two natural products known to have medicinal properties.
—Mary Choy, Health, 9 Oct. 2024
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Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
The plant contains compounds like scopolamine and atropine, two natural products known to have medicinal properties.
—Mary Choy, Health, 9 Oct. 2024
Take medications early: Most recommend taking them 30 to 60 minutes before your journey starts.
Consider prescription options: A skin patch that delivers scopolamine, an anti-nausea medication, is effective for many people.
—Kelly Burch, Verywell Health, 9 Oct. 2024
This includes drugs such as atropine, scopolamine, oxybutynin, and benztropine.
—Alyssa Hui, Verywell Health, 8 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for scopolamine
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“Scopolamine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scopolamine. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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scopolamine
noun
sco·pol·amine
skō-ˈpäl-ə-ˌmēn
: a poisonous substance that is found in some plants of the nightshade family and that is used in medicine (as to prevent nausea or dilate the pupil of the eye)
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scopolamine
noun
sco·pol·amine
skō-ˈpäl-ə-ˌmēn, -mən
: a poisonous alkaloid C17H21NO4 similar to atropine that is found in various solanaceous plants (as jimsonweed) and is used chiefly in the form of its hydrated hydrobromide C17H21NO4·HBr·3H2O for its anticholinergic effects (as preventing nausea in motion sickness and inducing mydriasis)
called also hyoscine
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