homatropine

noun

hom·at·ro·pine | \ hō-ˈma-trə-ˌpēn

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Medical Definition of homatropine

: a poisonous crystalline ester of tropine and mandelic acid used in the form of its hydrobromide C₁₆H₂₁NO₃·HBr for dilating the pupil of the eye and in the form of its methyl bromide C₁₆H₂₁NO₃·CH₃Br in combination with hydrocodone in cough suppressant preparations — see hycodan

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