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

Examples of scopolamine in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This includes drugs such as atropine, scopolamine, oxybutynin, and benztropine. —Alyssa Hui, Verywell Health, 8 May 2024

Hospital blood tests revealed the presence of scopolamine and another drug, clonazepam, a depressant. —Genevieve Glatsky, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2024

While deaths are relatively rare, authorities in Medellín said the number of robberies involving scopolamine and other sedatives has risen sharply in recent years, though the exact number is unknown, since many victims do not go to the police. —Genevieve Glatsky, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2024

Scientists began experimenting with a combination of scopolamine and morphine at the turn of the 20th century. —Joe and Teresa Graedon, oregonlive, 28 Aug. 2023

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

1892, in the meaning defined above

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