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atropine

at·ro·pine

UK/ˈa.tɹə.piːn/ US/ˈa.tɹəp.ɪn/ uncommon

noun

1.

a poisonous crystalline alkaloid extracted from the nightshade family; used as an antispasmodic and to dilate the eye pupil; also administered in large amounts as an antidote for organophosphate nerve agents or organophosphate insecticides

Origin

From Latin Atropa (“genus of deadly nightshade”) + English -ine.

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