Number of syllables in the word 'atropine'
Find out how many syllables are there in the word atropine.
- No of syllables in atropine : 3
- Divide syllables in atropine : at-ro-pine
More about the word - atropine
- noun
- Definition : An alkaloid extracted from the plant deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna) and other sources, such as the seeds of the Thorn-apple. Though overdoses would be fatal it is used as a drug in medicine for its paralytic effects (e.g. in surgery to relax muscles, in dentistry to dry the mouth, in ophthalmology to dilate the pupils).
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