[mass noun](Chemistry)a poisonous compound found in deadly nightshade and related plants. It is used in medicine as a muscle relaxant, e.g. in dilating the pupil of the eye (化)阿托品,颠茄碱
An alkaloid; chem. formula: C17N23NO3 一种生物碱,化学分子式: C17N23NO3
语源
mid 19th cent.: modern Latin Atropa belladonna 'deadly nightshade', from Atropos + -ine