Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hyoscyamine

/ˌhaɪ.əˈsaɪ.əˌmin/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.30 in modern English

Syllables: hyoscyamine
IPA: /ˌhaɪ.əˈsaɪ.əˌmin/

24

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A poisonous alkaloid present in henbane that is the stereoisomer of atropine, with similar properties to hyoscine, and used medicinally to treat abdominal pain and similar conditions.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"If only Creake was going to poison his wife with hyoscyamine and bury her, instead of blowing her up with a dynamite cartridge and claiming that it came in among the coal."

Etymology

From Latin hyoscyamus (“henbane”) + English -ine.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌhaɪ.əˈsaɪ.əˌmin/
British English: /ˌhʌɪ.ə(ʊ)ˈsʌɪ.ə.miːn/

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

How do you pronounce hyoscyamine?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌhaɪ.əˈsaɪ.əˌmin/.
What does hyoscyamine mean?: A poisonous alkaloid present in henbane that is the stereoisomer of atropine, with similar properties to hyoscine, and used medicinally to treat abdominal pain and similar conditions.
Where does hyoscyamine come from?: From Latin hyoscyamus (“henbane”) + English -ine.

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