Word
Hyoscyamine
How many syllables?
5 Syllables
How it's divided?
hy-os-cy-a-mine
Definition
- n. - An alkaloid found in henbane (Hyoscyamus niger), and
regarded as its active principle. It is also found with other alkaloids
in the thorn apple and deadly nightshade. It is extracted as a white
crystalline substance, with a sharp, offensive taste. Hyoscyamine is
isomeric with atropine, is very poisonous, and is used as a medicine
for neuralgia, like belladonna. Called also hyoscyamia, duboisine, etc.
- noun - A poisonous crystalline alkaloid (isometric with atropine but more potent); used to treat excess motility of the gastrointestinal tract
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