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.
Nearby words
- tropical year,
- tropicalize,
- tropically,
- tropicbird,
- tropics,
- tropism,
- tropismatic,
- tropistic,
- tropo-,
- tropocollagen
Origin of tropine
First recorded in 1880–85; aphetic variant of atropine
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Before my researches nothing was known of the constitution of tropine.
On the other hand, by heating tropic acid and tropine together, atropine is regenerated.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection|Alexander Wynter BlythIn addition to the types of compounds enumerated above we may also notice purin, tropine and the terpenes.
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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tropine
[ trō′pēn′, -pĭn ]
n.
A white, crystalline, poisonous alkaloid obtained chiefly by hydrolysis of atropine.
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