tropeine Chem.
(ˈtrəʊpiːaɪn)
[Arbitrarily altered from tropine.]
Generic name for the esters or compund ethers of tropine.
| 1883 Science I. 401/2 A series of derivatives, called by the author tropeines, results from the action of various organic acids with hydrochloric acid upon tropine. 1895 in Funk's Stand. Dict. |