atropine

Noun

Meaning

A poisonous, white, crystallizable alkaloid, extracted from the Atropa belladonna, or deadly nightshade, and the Datura Stramonium, or thorn apple. It is remarkable for its power in dilating the pupil of the eye. Called also daturine.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

antidote alkaloid hemlock nightshade pilocarpine hellebore henbane antispasmodic mustard gas physostigmine counterpoison scopolamine hyoscyamine marsh gas neostigmine
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Antonyms

toxic chemicals

Hypernyms

poison antidote alkaloid antispasmodic toxicant spasmolytic

Hyponyms

belladonna

Phrases with the word

atropine conjunctivitis

Anagrams

apertion apritone

Examples

Nicotine Imitates ACh, activating ACh receptors Atropine Atropine is a non-selective competitive antagonist with Acetylcholine at muscarinic receptors. Source: Internet

The most common is called Atropine. Source: Internet

Treatment strategies for brain hypoxia vary depending on the original cause of injury and may include anticoagulation with Warfarin or Heparin and Epinephrine and atropine to get the heart to resume pumping. Source: Internet

Treatment often consists of the administration of atropine and cardiac pacing. Source: Internet

Without atropine, these drugs are in Schedule II. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

atropia Atropidae atropin atropine conjunctivitis atropinic atropinise