atropins
|a-tro-pins|
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/əˈtroʊpɪnz/
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/əˈtrɒpɪnz/
(atropin)
alkaloid from belladonna
Etymology
'atropin' (and the related English 'atropine') originates from Modern Latin 'Atropina', ultimately from the botanical genus name 'Atropa', which was named after the Greek Fate 'Atropos'.
'Atropos' (Greek myth) gave the genus name 'Atropa' in New/Modern Latin; from that botanical name came the New Latin/Modern Latin 'Atropina' and the French/English chemical name 'atropine' (older English variant 'atropin'), which entered scientific and medical usage.
Initially associated with the plant name ('Atropa') and its mythological root, the term came to denote the specific alkaloid(s) isolated from that plant; today it primarily means the medicinal alkaloid atropine (and, by extension in technical contexts, related derivatives).
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
plural form of 'atropin' (also spelled 'atropine'): any of the tropane alkaloids derived from plants such as Atropa belladonna, especially the alkaloid used medicinally to dilate the pupil, reduce secretions, and as an antidote for certain poisonings.
The research team identified several atropins in the plant extract and measured their concentrations.
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Noun 2
(rare/technical) Different chemical derivatives or salts of atropin/atropine considered as distinct compounds (used in pharmacology or chemistry contexts).
Pharmacologists compared the potency of various atropins and their salts in animal tests.
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