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hyoscine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.34 in modern English

Syllables
hyoscine
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An oily alakoid liquid, formerly used as a sedative; scopolamine.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From hyosc(yamus) + -ine.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

hyoscines (plural)

Derived Forms

apohyoscine

Synonyms

scopolamine

Questions

What does hyoscine mean?
An oily alakoid liquid, formerly used as a sedative; scopolamine.
Where does hyoscine come from?
From hyosc(yamus) + -ine.

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