scopolamine
noun
sco·pol·amine skō-ˈpä-lə-ˌmēn 
-mən
: a poisonous alkaloid C17H21NO4 similar to atropine that is found in various solanaceous plants and is used for its anticholinergic effects (such as preventing nausea in motion sickness and inducing mydriasis)
called also hyoscine
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web When Ana is drugged by her dealer with scopolamine and overdoses, Matias must balance a journey back to her through either revenge or shamanic ritual. 
Jd Linville, Variety, 5 Nov. 2021 It is usually used in the form of scopolamine or commonly burundanga. Jd Linville, Variety, 5 Nov. 2021 Ruis is suing the CHRB for absolving Baffert of a positive for scopolamine, a byproduct of jimsonweed, after Justify tested for the drug after winning the 2018 Santa Anita Derby. Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2021 Justify, for example, kept his victory in the 2018 Santa Anita Derby after Baffert successfully argued that a positive test for the anti-nausea drug scopolamine was caused by jimson weed in the future Triple Crown winner’s feed. Childs Walker, baltimoresun.com, 10 May 2021 Justify tested positive for the drug scopolamine, which can help optimize a horse’s heart rate, after winning the 2018 Santa Anita Derby. Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, 10 May 2021 Most equine medical experts believe that scopolamine is not a performance enhancing substance. John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2020 Baffert has claimed that the small amounts of scopolamine found in Justify were due to jimson weed contaminating his feed supply. Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2020 Justify has tested positive for scopolamine, a drug found in jimson weed. John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2020 See More
Jd Linville, Variety, 5 Nov. 2021 It is usually used in the form of scopolamine or commonly burundanga. Jd Linville, Variety, 5 Nov. 2021 Ruis is suing the CHRB for absolving Baffert of a positive for scopolamine, a byproduct of jimsonweed, after Justify tested for the drug after winning the 2018 Santa Anita Derby. Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2021 Justify, for example, kept his victory in the 2018 Santa Anita Derby after Baffert successfully argued that a positive test for the anti-nausea drug scopolamine was caused by jimson weed in the future Triple Crown winner’s feed. Childs Walker, baltimoresun.com, 10 May 2021 Justify tested positive for the drug scopolamine, which can help optimize a horse’s heart rate, after winning the 2018 Santa Anita Derby. Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, 10 May 2021 Most equine medical experts believe that scopolamine is not a performance enhancing substance. John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2020 Baffert has claimed that the small amounts of scopolamine found in Justify were due to jimson weed contaminating his feed supply. Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2020 Justify has tested positive for scopolamine, a drug found in jimson weed. John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2020 See More Word History
Etymology
German Scopolamin, from New Latin Scopolia, genus of plants + German Amin amine
First Known Use
1892, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
scopolamine
noun
sco·pol·amine skō-ˈpäl-ə-ˌmēn, -mən
: a poisonous alkaloid C17H21NO4 similar to atropine that is found in various solanaceous plants (as jimsonweed) and is used chiefly in the form of its hydrated hydrobromide C17H21NO4·HBr·3H2O for its anticholinergic effects (as preventing nausea in motion sickness and inducing mydriasis)
called also hyoscine