pilocarpine
English edit
Etymology edit
From translingual Pilocarpus (“genus name”) + -ine.
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌpaɪ.ləˈkɑɹˌpiːn/
Noun edit
pilocarpine (countable and uncountable, plural pilocarpines)
- (biochemistry, pharmacology) A miotic alkaloid C11H16N2O2 obtained from jaborandi that is used chiefly in the form of its hydrochloride or nitrate especially in the treatment of glaucoma.
See also edit
French edit
Noun edit
pilocarpine f (plural pilocarpines)
Further reading edit
- “pilocarpine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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