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Atropine
At′ro-pine
,Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK] inflexible; hence [GREEK] [GREEK], one of the three Parcæ;
ἀ
priv. + [GREEK] to turn.] (Chem.)
A poisonous, white, crystallizable alkaloid, extracted from the
Atropa belladonna
, or deadly nightshade, and the Datura Stramonium
, or thorn apple. It is remarkable for its power in dilating the pupil of the eye. Called also daturine
.