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Pilocarpine
Piˊlo-car′pine
,Noun.
[From NL. jaborandi; L.
Pilocarpus pennatifolius
pilus
hair + Gr. καρπόσ
fruit: cf. F. pilocarpine
.] (Chem.)
An alkaloid extracted from jaborandi (
Pilocarpus pennatifolius
) as a white amorphous or crystalline substance which has a peculiar effect on the vasomotor system. Definition 2024
pilocarpine
pilocarpine
English
Noun
pilocarpine (plural pilocarpines)
- (biochemistry) A muscarinic alkaloid obtained from the leaves of tropical American shrubs from the genus Pilocarpus.