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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 hy·o·scy·a·mine /ˌhaɪəˈsaɪəˌmin/
 豆素

From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Medical Dictionary 英漢醫學字典

 hyo·scy·a·mine /ˌhaɪəˈsaɪəmɪn/ 名詞

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Hy·os·cy·a·mine n.  Chem. An alkaloid found in henbane (Hyoscyamus niger), and regarded as its active principle. It is also found with other alkaloids in the thorn apple and deadly nightshade. It is extracted as a white crystalline substance, with a sharp, offensive taste. Hyoscyamine is isomeric with atropine, is very poisonous, and is used as a medicine for neuralgia, like belladonna. Called also hyoscyamia, duboisine, etc.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 hyoscyamine
      n : a poisonous crystalline alkaloid (isometric with atropine
          but more potent); used to treat excess motility of the
          gastrointestinal tract