scopolamine

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scopolamine - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  scopolamine
      n 1: an alkaloid with anticholinergic effects that is used as a
           sedative and to treat nausea and to dilate the pupils in
           ophthalmic procedures; "transdermal scopolamine is used to
           treat motion sickness"; "someone sedated with scopolamine
           has difficulty lying" [syn: scopolamine, hyoscine]