how to pronounce atropine

/ˈæt.ɹə.pɪn/

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atropine is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of atropine in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… then once drops of atropine were applied …”

meanings of atropine

noun:

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).

atropine frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word atropine occurs in english on average 0.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.