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tropane (iou)



tropane noun. . E20.
[formed as TROP(INE + -ANE, -AN.]
Chemistry. A liquid saturated bicyclic tertiary amine, C8H15N, which is obtained from various plants.
Comb.: tropane alkaloid any of a class of alkaloids formally derived from tropane, many of which are esters of tropine, as atropine, cocaine, etc.