scopolamine

American  

[skuh-pol-uh-meen, -min, skoh-puh-lam-in] / skəˈpɒl əˌmin, -mɪn, ˌskoʊ pəˈlæm ɪn /

noun

Pharmacology.

1. a colorless, syrupy, water-soluble alkaloid, C 1 7 H 2 1 NO 4 , obtained from certain plants of the nightshade family, used chiefly as a sedative and mydriatic and to alleviate the symptoms of motion sickness.

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scopolamine British  

/ ˌskəʊpəˈlæmɪn, -mɪn, skəˈpɒləˌmiːn /

noun

1. Also called: hyoscine.  a colourless viscous liquid alkaloid extracted from certain plants, such as henbane: used in preventing travel sickness and as an anticholinergic, sedative, and truth serum. Formula: C 17 H 21 NO 4 See also atropine

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scopolamine Scientific  

/ skə-pŏl′ə-mēn′,-mĭn /

1. A poisonous, syrupy, colorless alkaloid extracted from plants such as deadly nightshade and henbane. Scopolamine depresses the central nervous system and is used primarily as a sedative and to dilate the pupils, treat nausea, and prevent motion sickness. Chemical formula: C ₁₇ H ₂₁ NO ₄ .

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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

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

Petersen noted that in a previous case the board had exonerated the trainers of three horses who had tested positive for scopolamine, finding the flunked tests were a result of Jimson weed.

From Washington Post • Jun. 29, 2021

Another mitigating factor was the then recent reclassification of scopolamine by the national group which oversees medications.

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 were caused by environmental contamination.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 29, 2020

Pentathol, scopolamine and the like; hypnotism and the polygraph.

From The Untouchable by Kallis, Stephen A.