SCOPOLAMINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does scopolamine mean? 

• SCOPOLAMINE (noun)
  The noun SCOPOLAMINE has 1 sense:

1. an alkaloid with anticholinergic effects that is used as a sedative and to treat nausea and to dilate the pupils in ophthalmic procedures

  Familiarity information: SCOPOLAMINE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SCOPOLAMINE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An alkaloid with anticholinergic effects that is used as a sedative and to treat nausea and to dilate the pupils in ophthalmic procedures

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

hyoscine; scopolamine

Context example:

someone sedated with scopolamine has difficulty lying

Hypernyms ("scopolamine" is a kind of...):

alkaloid (natural bases containing nitrogen found in plants)

 Context examples 

The bromide salt form of methscopolamine, a quaternary ammonium derivative of scopolamine with anticholinergic properties.

(Methscopolamine Bromide, NCI Thesaurus)

An orally available bromide salt form of butylscopolamine, a quaternary ammonium derivative of the alkaloid scopolamine, with anticholinergic property.

(Butylscopolamine Bromide, NCI Thesaurus)

A combination preparation containing the belladonna alkaloids atropine sulfate, hyoscyamine sulfate, and scopolamine hydrobromide, and the barbiturate phenobarbital with antispasmodic, anxiolytic and sedative activities.

(Belladonna/Phenobarbital, NCI Thesaurus)