hyoscine Chem.
(ˈhaɪəʊsaɪn)
[Arbitrarily f. hyoscyamus) + -ine.]
An amorphous alkaloid isomerous with hyoscyamine. (The name was first given by Reichardt to a body which proved to be tropine.)
| 1872 Watts Dict. Chem. Suppl. VI. 726 Hyoscine was obtained as an oily liquid having a strong alkaline reaction. 1897 Allbutt Syst. Med. II. 858 The hypodermic injection of 1/100 grain of hyoscine has been recommended. |
So † hyoscinic (haɪəʊˈsɪnɪk) a., in hyoscinic acid (C9H10O3), Reichardt's name for tropic acid.