Pilocarpine

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pilocarpine \Pi`lo*car"pine\, n. [From NL. {Pilocarpus
     pennatifolius} jaborandi; L. pilus hair + Gr. karpo`s fruit:
     cf. F. pilocarpine.] (Chem.)
     An alkaloid extracted from jaborandi ({Pilocarpus
     pennatifolius}) as a white amorphous or crystalline substance
     which has a peculiar effect on the vasomotor system.


     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  pilocarpine
       n : cholinergic alkaloid used in eyedrops to treat glaucoma