The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word ATROPINE which also is the latest solution we found used in USA Today in 2005.
Belladonna derivative crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ATROPINE | 100 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Belladonna derivative
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- atropine
- barbiturate
- opium
- antibiotic
- benzoic
- indigo
- ivy
- morphine
- robin
- salicylic
- atropa
- deadly nightshade
Crossword Answer definitions
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).
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