scopolamine

noun

sco·pol·amine skō-ˈpä-lə-ˌmēn

-mən

: a poisonous alkaloid C₁₇H₂₁NO₄ similar to atropine that is found in various solanaceous plants and is used for its anticholinergic effects (such as preventing nausea in motion sickness and inducing mydriasis)

called also hyoscine

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web One issue that was raised during the two-day hearing in a federal courthouse was that the positive test for scopolamine on Justify in 2018 was a factor in Churchill’s decision to suspend the trainer. —

John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2023 There have been 34 alkaloids discovered in henbane, including scopolamine, hyoscyamine and atropine. —

Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 16 Mar. 2022 At the time, a drug called scopolamine was widely used as an anaesthetic for childbirth. —

Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 2 Oct. 2021 When Ana is drugged by her dealer with scopolamine and overdoses, Matias must balance a journey back to her through either revenge or shamanic ritual. —

Jd Linville, Variety, 5 Nov. 2021 It is usually used in the form of scopolamine or commonly burundanga. —

Jd Linville, Variety, 5 Nov. 2021 Ruis is suing the CHRB for absolving Baffert of a positive for scopolamine, a byproduct of jimsonweed, after Justify tested for the drug after winning the 2018 Santa Anita Derby. —

Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2021 Justify, for example, kept his victory in the 2018 Santa Anita Derby after Baffert successfully argued that a positive test for the anti-nausea drug scopolamine was caused by jimson weed in the future Triple Crown winner’s feed. —

Childs Walker, baltimoresun.com, 10 May 2021 Justify tested positive for the drug scopolamine, which can help optimize a horse’s heart rate, after winning the 2018 Santa Anita Derby. —

Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, 10 May 2021 See More

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Word History

Etymology

German Scopolamin, from New Latin Scopolia, genus of plants + German Amin amine

First Known Use

1892, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of scopolamine was in 1892

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Kids Definition

scopolamine

noun

sco·pol·amine skō-ˈpäl-ə-ˌmēn

: a poisonous substance that is found in some plants of the nightshade family and that is used in medicine (as to prevent nausea or dilate the pupil of the eye)

Medical Definition

scopolamine

noun

sco·pol·amine skō-ˈpäl-ə-ˌmēn, -mən

: a poisonous alkaloid C₁₇H₂₁NO₄ similar to atropine that is found in various solanaceous plants (as jimsonweed) and is used chiefly in the form of its hydrated hydrobromide C₁₇H₂₁NO₄·HBr·3H₂O for its anticholinergic effects (as preventing nausea in motion sickness and inducing mydriasis)

called also hyoscine