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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Atropine \At"ro*pine\, n. [Gr. ? inflexible; hence ? ?, one of the three Parc[ae]; 'a priv. + ? to turn.] (Chem.) A poisonous, white, crystallizable alkaloid, extracted from the {Atropa belladonna}, or deadly nightshade, and the {Datura Stramonium}, or thorn apple. It is remarkable for its power in dilating the pupil of the eye. Called also {daturine}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: atropine n : an alkaloid extracted from the nightshade family; used as an antispasmodic and to dilate the eye pupil
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