scopolamine
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of scopolamine
1890–95; < New Latin Scopol ( ia japonica ) Japanese belladonna (genus Scopolia named after G.A. Scopoli (1723–88), Italian naturalist; see -a 2) + amine
Example Sentences
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Rapid-acting antidepressants, including ketamine, scopolamine and psilocybin, have been found to have immediate and lasting positive effects on mood in patients with major depressive disorder but how these effects arise is unknown.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 10, 2024
On the afternoon of April 18, 2018, Arthur learned that Justify and another Baffert horse, Hoppertunity, had tested positive for scopolamine.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 29, 2021
It had dropped scopolamine to a level that does not result in disqualification of horses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2020
Instead, the racing board followed the recommendation of its equine medical director, Dr. Rick Arthur, that the scopolamine in the samples was caused by environmental contamination.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 9, 2020
After Reinstrom had gone, Dr. Holmes, the attending physician of the woman whom we had seen anesthetized, missed his syringe and the bottle of scopolamine.
From The Exploits of Elaine by Reeve, Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin)
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