Hypertext Webster Gateway: "atropine"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Atropine \At"ro*pine\, n. [Gr. ? inflexible; hence ? ?, one of
the three Parc[ae]; 'a priv. + ? to turn.] (Chem.)
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}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
atropine
n : a poisonous crystalline alkaloid extracted from the
nightshade family; used as an antispasmodic and to dilate
the eye pupil
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