skəˈpäləˌmēn, -_mə̇n, ˌskōpəˈlamə̇n noun
Etymology: German scopolamin, from New Latin Scopolia genus of plants of the family Solanaceae (from Giovanni A. Scopoli died 1788 Italian naturalist + New Latin -ia ) + German amin amine
: a poisonous alkaloid C 17 H 21 NO 4 that is known in three optically isomeric forms of which the syrupy liquid levorotatory isomer occurs in plants of the genus Scopolia and other solanaceous plants and is used chiefly in the form of its crystalline hydrobromide as a sedative in connection with morphine or other analgesics in surgery and obstetrics, in the prevention of motion sickness, and as the truth serum in lie detector tests and that is the ester of scopine and tropic acid — called also hyoscine