ATROPINE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a poisonous crystalline alkaloid extracted from the nightshade family
   • used as an antispasmodic and to dilate the eye pupil
   • also administered in large amounts as an antidote for organophosphate nerve agents or organophosphate insecticides
   Hypernyms(s) atropine is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • alkaloid (what does alkaloid mean?)
   • antispasmodic (what does antispasmodic mean?)
   • spasmolytic (what does spasmolytic mean?)
   • antispasmodic agent (what does antispasmodic agent mean?)
   • poison (what does poison mean?)
   • poisonous substance (what does poisonous substance mean?)
   • mydriatic (what does mydriatic mean?)
   • mydriatic drug (what does mydriatic drug mean?)
   • antidote (what does antidote mean?)
   • counterpoison (what does counterpoison mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • belladonna (what does belladonna mean?)