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pilocarpine |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pilocarpine \Pi`lo*car"pine\, n. [From NL {Pilocarpus pennatifolius} jaborandi; L. pilus hair + Gr karpo`s fruit: cf F. pilocarpine.] (Chem.) An alkaloid extracted from jaborandi ({Pilocarpus pennatifolius}) as a white amorphous or crystalline substance which has a peculiar effect on the vasomotor system.
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