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atropine.

An alkaloid extracted from the plant deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna) and other sources, such as the seeds of the thorn-apple. Though overdoses would be fatal it is used as a drug in medicine for its paralytic effects (e.g. in surgery to relax muscles, in dentistry to dry the mouth, in ophthalmology to dilate the pupils).

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noun/ˈa.tɹə.piːn/Received-Pronunciation/ˈa.tɹəp.ɪn/Received-Pronunciation/ˈæ.tɹəˌpin/General-American
  1. An alkaloid extracted from the plant deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna) and other sources, such as the seeds of the thorn-apple. Though overdoses would be fatal it is used as a drug in medicine for its paralytic effects (e.g. in surgery to relax muscles, in dentistry to dry the mouth, in ophthalmology to dilate the pupils).

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Where this word comes from

From Latin Atropa (“genus of deadly nightshade”) + English -ine.

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