pilocarpine
/ˌpaɪləʊˈkɑːpiːn/noun
mass noun
- Chemistry a volatile alkaloid obtained from jaborandi leaves, used to contract the pupils and to relieve pressure in the eye in glaucoma patients【化】匹鲁卡品, 毛果芸香碱（一种缩瞳药）。
词源
late 19th cent.: from modern Latin Pilocarpus (genus name of the jaborandi) + -INE4.