homatropine
/həʊˈmatrəpiːn/ /həʊˈmatrəpɪn/(also homatropin) Pharmacology
noun
A synthetic alkaloid related to atropine, used mainly to dilate the pupil of the eye.
- Homoatropine is the tropine ester of mandelic acid. Formula: C16H21NO3..
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Journal of the Chemical Society. From homo- + atropine, after German Homatropin.
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