tropine
[ troh-peen, -pin ]
/ ˈtroʊ pin, -pɪn /
noun Chemistry.
a white, crystalline, hygroscopic, water-soluble, poisonous alkaloid, C8H15NO, obtained chiefly by the hydrolysis of atropine or hyoscyamine.
Origin of tropine
First recorded in 1880–85; aphetic variant of
atropine
Words nearby tropine
Example sentences from the Web for tropine
Before my researches nothing was known of the constitution of tropine.
On the other hand, by heating tropic acid and tropine together, atropine is regenerated.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection |Alexander Wynter BlythIn addition to the types of compounds enumerated above we may also notice purin, tropine and the terpenes.
British Dictionary definitions for tropine
tropine
/ (ˈtrəʊpiːn, -pɪn) /
noun
a white crystalline poisonous hygroscopic alkaloid obtained by heating atropine or hyoscyamine with barium hydroxide. Formula: C 8 H 15 NO
Word Origin for tropine
C19: shortened from
atropine
Medical definitions for tropine
tropine
[ trō′pēn′, -pĭn ]
n.
A white, crystalline, poisonous alkaloid obtained chiefly by hydrolysis of atropine.