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tropine
[ troh-peen, -pin ]
noun
, Chemistry.
- a white, crystalline, hygroscopic, water-soluble, poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 15 NO, obtained chiefly by the hydrolysis of atropine or hyoscyamine.
tropine
/ -pɪn; ˈtrəʊpiːn /
noun
- a white crystalline poisonous hygroscopic alkaloid obtained by heating atropine or hyoscyamine with barium hydroxide. Formula: C 8 H 15 NO
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tropine1
C19: shortened from atropine
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Example Sentences
Atropine can be formed by uniting tropine and tropic acid, the two decomposition products already noted.
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In addition to the types of compounds enumerated above we may also notice purin, tropine and the terpenes.
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On the other hand, by heating tropic acid and tropine together, atropine is regenerated.
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Before my researches nothing was known of the constitution of tropine.
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Since both these substances have been synthesized (see Tropine), the artificial formation of atropine is accomplished.
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