sco|pol|a|mine

sco|pol|a|mine
sco|pol|a|mine «skoh POL uh meen, -mihn; SKOH puh LAM een, -ihn», noun.
an alkaloid drug that has a depressant effect on the central nervous system, and is used to dilate the pupils of eyes, to produce a partial stupor known as “twilight sleep,” and as a truth serum. Formula: C17H21NO4
[< New Latin Scopola canicola a plant of the nightshade family that yields this drug (< Giacomo Scopoli, 1723-1788, an Italian naturalist) + English -amine]

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