atropine

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UK/ˈa.tɹə.piːn/UK/ˈa.tɹəp.ɪn/US/ˈæ.tɹəˌpin/

noun

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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Meanings

nounatropine (countable and uncountable, plural atropines)

plural atropines · alternative dated atropia

  1. countableuncountablemedicineAn 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).

Origin

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

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Translations

Arabic أَتْرُوبِن
  • أَتْرُوبِن (ʔatrūbin)alkaloid extracted from the plant deadly nightshade
Catalan atropina
  • atropinaalkaloid extracted from the plant deadly nightshade
Chinese Mandarin 阿托品
  • 阿托品 (ātuōpǐn)alkaloid extracted from the plant deadly nightshade
Esperanto atropino
  • atropinoalkaloid extracted from the plant deadly nightshade
Finnish atropiini
  • atropiinialkaloid extracted from the plant deadly nightshade
French atropine
  • atropinealkaloid extracted from the plant deadly nightshade
German Atropin
  • Atropinalkaloid extracted from the plant deadly nightshade
Greek ατροπίνη
  • ατροπίνη (atropíni)alkaloid extracted from the plant deadly nightshade
Indonesian atropina
  • atropinaalkaloid extracted from the plant deadly nightshade
Italian atropina
  • atropinaalkaloid extracted from the plant deadly nightshade
Malay atropina
  • atropinaalkaloid extracted from the plant deadly nightshade
Polish atropina
  • atropinaalkaloid extracted from the plant deadly nightshade
Portuguese atropina
  • atropinaalkaloid extracted from the plant deadly nightshade
Romanian atropină
  • atropinăalkaloid extracted from the plant deadly nightshade
Russian атропи́н
  • атропи́н (atropín)alkaloid extracted from the plant deadly nightshade
Spanish atropina
  • atropinaalkaloid extracted from the plant deadly nightshade
Swedish atropin
  • atropinalkaloid extracted from the plant deadly nightshade

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

atropine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/atropine

MLA

“atropine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/atropine. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “atropine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/atropine.

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