tropine

[ troh-peen, -pin ]

/ ˈtroʊ pin, -pɪn /

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noun Chemistry.

a white, crystalline, hygroscopic, water-soluble, poisonous alkaloid, C8H15NO, obtained chiefly by the hydrolysis of atropine or hyoscyamine.

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Origin of tropine

First recorded in 1880–85; aphetic variant of atropine

Words nearby tropine

tropical storm, tropical year, tropic bird, Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn, tropine, tropism, tropo-, tropology, troponin, troponin I

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How to use tropine in a sentence

Atropine can be formed by uniting tropine and tropic acid, the two decomposition products already noted.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 415, December 15, 1883|Various
In addition to the types of compounds enumerated above we may also notice purin, tropine and the terpenes.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1|Various
On the other hand, by heating tropic acid and tropine together, atropine is regenerated.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection|Alexander Wynter Blyth
Before my researches nothing was known of the constitution of tropine.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 324, March 18, 1882|Various

Since both these substances have been synthesized (see Tropine), the artificial formation of atropine is accomplished.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 5|Various

British Dictionary definitions for tropine

tropine

/ (ˈtrəʊpiːn, -pɪn) /

noun

a white crystalline poisonous hygroscopic alkaloid obtained by heating atropine or hyoscyamine with barium hydroxide. Formula: C 8 H 15 NO

Word Origin for tropine

C19: shortened from atropine

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