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Pilocarpine

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Noun

1. pilocarpine

cholinergic alkaloid used in eyedrops to treat glaucoma

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Pilocarpine

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noun
an alkaloid extracted from the leaves of the jaborandi tree, formerly used to induce sweating. Formula: C11H16N2O2

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Pilocarpine

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noun
an alkaloid, C11H16N2O2, extracted from the leaves of the jaborandi plant and used in medicine to stimulate sweating or to contract the pupil of the eye

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Pilocarpine

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n.
A colorless or yellow poisonous compound, C11H16N2O2, obtained from the leaves of the jaborandi and used to induce sweating, promote salivation, and treat glaucoma.

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