hyoscyamine

\jɔ.sja.min\

/\jɔ.sja.min\/ noun

The verdict

“hyoscyamine” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alcaloïde extrait de la jusquiame, de la belladone et de divers végétaux. C’est un isomère de l’atropine que l’on retrouve en général dans les mêmes plantes.

Corpus desk

Index FR-hyoscyamine · hyoscyamine · French

hyoscyamine · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "H" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for hyoscyamine
PropertyValue
Headwordhyoscyamine
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\jɔ.sja.min\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « hyoscyamine » en français

hyoscyaminen'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hyoscyamine is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \jɔ.sja.min\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Alcaloïde extrait de la jusquiame, de la belladone et de divers végétaux. C’est un isomère de l’atropine que l’on retrouve en général dans les mêmes plantes.".

hyoscyamine doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is hyoscyamine, spelled H-Y-O-S-C-Y-A-M-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Alcaloïde extrait de la jusquiame, de la belladone et de divers végétaux. C’est un isomère de l’atropine que l’on retrouve en général dans les mêmes plantes.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how hyoscyamine appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. On extrait des graines de datura de l’hyoscyamine, que l’on vendait autrefois sous le nom de daturine.
  2. Le dosage de l’hyoscyamine et de la scopolamine a été réalisé par chromatographie en phase gazeuse (CPG), selon le protocole expérimental suivi par Houmani et al. (1994).

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hyoscyamine"?
"hyoscyamine" is spelled H-Y-O-S-C-Y-A-M-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \jɔ.sja.min\.
What does "hyoscyamine" mean?
As a noun, "hyoscyamine" means: Alcaloïde extrait de la jusquiame, de la belladone et de divers végétaux. C’est un isomère de l’atropine que l’on retrouve en général dans les mêmes plantes.
How do you pronounce "hyoscyamine"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hyoscyamine" is \jɔ.sja.min\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hyoscyamine" come from?
"hyoscyamine" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list