Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun atropine

1 sense of atropine

Sense 1
atropine -- (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)
       => alkaloid -- (natural bases containing nitrogen found in plants)
       => antispasmodic, spasmolytic, antispasmodic agent -- (a drug used to relieve or prevent spasms (especially of the smooth muscles))
       => poison, toxicant, poisonous substance -- (any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism)
       => mydriatic, mydriatic drug -- (a drug that causes the pupil of the eye to dilate; used to aid eye examinations)
       => antidote, counterpoison -- (a remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison)