Look up: hyoscyamine

1. hyoscyamine
   [n] - a poisonous crystalline alkaloid (isometric with atropine but more potent)
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2. hyoscyamine
   Anticholinergic from Atropa belladona ; when racemized following isolation is known as atropine.
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3. Hyoscyamine
   Hy`os·cy'a·mine noun [ See Hyoscyamus .] (Chemistry) 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 extra...
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4. hyoscyamine
   <chemical> A chemical with the formula C17H23O3N which is a white powder at room temperature and which melts at 108.5 degrees C. ... It comes from plants such as henbane and belladona. Hyoscyamine is used medically as the levorotatory isomer of racemic atropine and as an anticholinergic alkaloid. ... (08 Mar 2000) ...
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5. hyoscyamine
   noun a poisonous crystalline alkaloid (isometric with atropine but more potent); used to treat excess motility of the gastrointestinal tract
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6. hyoscyamine
   (hi″o-si´ә-mēn) an anticholinergic and antimuscarinic alkaloid from plant species of the genus Hyoscyamus and others. It is the levorotatory component of atropine with actions similar to those of atropine but with more potent effects. Used primarily as a gastrointestinal or urinary tract antispasmodic a...
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7. Hyoscyamine
   • (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, i...
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8. hyoscyamine
   (from the article `belladonna`) Belladonna is highly poisonous and is cultivated in France and elsewhere for the medicinal alkaloids hyoscyamine, hyoscine, and atropine, which are ... Commercial henbane, which consists of the dried leaves of Hyoscyamus niger and sometimes of H. muticus, of Egypt, yields three dangerous drugs: ... [2 ...
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9. hyoscyamine
   Type: Term Pronunciation: hī′ō-sī′ă-mēn Definitions: 1. An alkaloid found in hyoscyamus, belladonna, Duboisia, and stramonium; the levorotatory component of the racemic mixture atropine; used as an antispasmodic, analgesic, and sedative; hyoscyamine hydrobromide is used for the same purposes.
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10. Hyoscyamine
    `Hyoscyamine` is a tropane alkaloid. It is a secondary metabolite found in certain plants of the Solanaceae family, including henbane (Hyoscyamus niger), mandrake (Mandragora officinarum), jimsonweed (Datura stramonium), and deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna). It is th...
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