tropine: Meaning and Definition of

tro•pine

Pronunciation: (trō'pēn, -pin), [key]
— n. Chem.
  1. a white, crystalline, hygroscopic, water-soluble, poisonous alkaloid, CHNO, obtained chiefly by the hydrolysis of atropine or hyoscyamine.
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