The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word ATROPINE , but the solution may also be NICOTINE which is one of the most recent solution (1968 in New York Times).
Poisonous alkaloid crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ATROPINE | 25 % | 8 |
| PTOMAIN | 25 % | 7 |
| TROPINE | 25 % | 7 |
| NICOTINE | 25 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Poisonous alkaloid
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- toxin
- venom
- nicotine
- ptomain
- atropine
- hyoscyamine
- colchicine
- strychnine
- thebaine
- aconitine
- brucine
- coniine
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).
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result ATROPINE
- Poisonous alkaloid.
- Alkaloid from belladonna.
- Belladonna.
- Poison from belladonna
- Spasm-relieving alkaloid
- Belladonna substance for dilating pupils
- Substance for dilating pupils
- Belladonna substance
- Belladonna derivative