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■ noun Chemistry a poisonous plant alkaloid used as an anti-emetic in motion sickness and as a preoperative medication for examination of the eye.
Origin
C19: from mod. L. hyoscyamus (see hyoscyamine ).
[ 'hʌɪəsi:n ]
■ noun Chemistry a poisonous plant alkaloid used as an anti-emetic in motion sickness and as a preoperative medication for examination of the eye.
Origin
C19: from mod. L. hyoscyamus (see hyoscyamine ).
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004