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- [skuh-pol-uh-meen, -min, skoh-puh-lam-in]
- /skəˈpɒl əˌmin, -mɪn, ˌskoʊ pəˈlæm ɪn/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [skuh-pol-uh-meen, -min, skoh-puh-lam-in]
- /skəˈpɒl əˌmin, -mɪn, ˌskoʊ pəˈlæm ɪn/
Definitions of scopolamine word
- noun scopolamine a colorless, syrupy, water-soluble alkaloid, C 1 7 H 2 1 NO 4 , obtained from certain plants of the nightshade family, used chiefly as a sedative and mydriatic and to alleviate the symptoms of motion sickness. 1
- noun scopolamine a colourless viscous liquid alkaloid extracted from certain plants, such as henbane: used in preventing travel sickness and as an anticholinergic, sedative, and truth serum. Formula: C17H21NO4 0
- noun scopolamine an alkaloid, C17H21NO4, obtained from various plants of the nightshade family, as belladonna, and used in medicine as a sedative or hypnotic, and sometimes with morphine to relieve pain 0
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Origin of scopolamine
First appearance:
before 1890 One of the 20% newest English words
1890-95; < New Latin Scopol(ia japonica) Japanese belladonna (genus Scopolia named after G.A. Scopoli (1723-88), Italian naturalist; see -a2) + amine
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Parts of speech for Scopolamine
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scopolamine popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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