n.
Pronunciation: sk ō - ' pä-l ə - ˌ m ē n, -m ə n
Function: noun
Etymology: German Scopolamin, from New Latin Scopolia, genus of plants + German Amin amine
Date: 1892
: a poisonous alkaloid C 17 H 21 NO 4 similar to atropine that is found in various solanaceous plants and is used for its anticholinergic effects (as preventing nausea in motion sickness and inducing mydriasis) ― called also hyoscine