tropine Chem.
(ˈtrəʊpaɪn)
[Arbitrarily formed from atropine.]
An alkaloid forming a constituent of atropine.
| 1881 Watts Dict. Chem. VIII. 2062 Tropine, C8H15NO. This base, which Kraut obtained, together with atropic acid, by the action of baryta-water on atropine, may also be extracted..from the residues of the preparation of atropine. |