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Duboisine

Du-bois′ine

,
Noun.
(Med.)
An alkaloid obtained from the leaves of an Australian tree (
Duboisia myoporoides
), and regarded as identical with
hyoscyamine
. It produces dilation of the pupil of the eye.

Definition 2024

duboisine

duboisine

English

Noun

duboisine ‎(uncountable)

  1. (archaic) hyoscyamine

Etymology

From Translingual Duboisia myoporoides (from whose leaves it can be obtained) + -ine.

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