First Known Use: 1858
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hyoscyamine
noun hy·o·scy·a·mine \ˌhī-ə-ˈsī-ə-ˌmēn\
Definition of HYOSCYAMINE
: a poisonous crystalline alkaloid C17H23NO3 of which atropine is a racemic mixture; especially : its levorotatory form found especially in the plants belladonna and henbane and used similarly to atropine
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Origin of HYOSCYAMINE
German Hyoscyamin, from New Latin Hyoscyamus, genus of herbs, from Latin, henbane, from Greek hyoskyamos, literally, swine's bean, from hyos (genitive of hys swine) + kyamos bean — more at sow
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hyoscyamine
noun hyo·scy·a·mine \ˌhī-ə-ˈsī-ə-mēn\
Medical Definition of HYOSCYAMINE
: a poisonous crystalline alkaloid C17H23NO3 of which atropine is a racemic mixture; especially : its levorotatory form found especially in the plants belladonna and henbane and used similarly to atropine
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