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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(chemistry) An oily alakoid liquid, formerly used as a sedative; scopolamine..
To give such a patient an injection of hyoscine […] is, as Dr. Stoddart points out, “a refined substitute for hitting him on the head with a club.”
I was so excited I forgot about the hyoscine pills and only remembered to take them as we were stepping up the mobile staircase onto the aircraft.
Use hyoscine when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Hyoscine means (chemistry) An oily alakoid liquid, formerly used as a sedative; scopolamine..
Common synonyms include scopolamine.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
To give such a patient an injection of hyoscine […] is, as Dr. Stoddart points out, “a refined substitute for hitting him on the head with a club.”
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