Associations to the word «Physostigmine»

Wiktionary

PHYSOSTIGMINE, noun. (chemistry) A parasympathomimetic, a reversible cholinesterase inhibitor alkaloid of the Calabar bean, used to treat certain medical conditions.

Dictionary definition

PHYSOSTIGMINE, noun. Used in treatment of Alzheimer's disease and glaucoma.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats