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atropine definition

at·ro·pine (at′rə pēn′, -pin′)

noun

a poisonous, crystalline alkaloid, CHNO, obtained from belladonna and similar plants: used to relieve spasms and dilate the pupil of the eye
also atropin at′·ro·pin′ (-pin′)

Etymology: < ModL Atropa, genus name of belladonna < Gr Atropos (see Atropos) + -ine

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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