tropicamide

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UK/tɹəʊˈpɪk.ə.mʌɪd/US/tɹəˈpɪk.əˌmaɪd/

noun

A short-acting anticholinergic drug, used to produce dilatation of the pupil and cycloplegia during examination of the eye.

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Meanings

nountropicamide (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA short-acting anticholinergic drug, used to produce dilatation of the pupil and cycloplegia during examination of the eye.

Origin

From tropic acid + amide.

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Translations

Hungarian tropikamid
  • tropikamiddrug used to produce dilation of the pupil
Polish tropikamid
  • tropikamiddrug used to produce dilation of the pupil
Spanish tropicamida
  • tropicamidadrug used to produce dilation of the pupil

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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