ATROPINE

[at.ro.pine] n [G Atropin, fr. NL Atropa, genus name of belladonna, fr. Gk Atropos, one of the three Fates] (1836): a racemic mixture of hyoscyamine obtained from any of various solanaceous plants (as belladonna) and used esp. in the form of its sulfate for its anticholinergic effects (as pupil dilation or inhibition of smooth muscle spasms)