Tropane is an English word. Below you'll find 4 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Tropane in a sentence
Tropane meaning
A nitrogenous bicyclic heterocycle, mainly known for a group of alkaloids derived from it, including atropine and cocaine.
Using Tropane
- The main meaning on this page is: A nitrogenous bicyclic heterocycle, mainly known for a group of alkaloids derived from it, including atropine and cocaine.
- In the example corpus, tropane often appears in combinations such as: tropane alkaloid, tropane alkaloids.
Context around Tropane
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Tropane
- In this selection, "tropane" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, potent, alkaloid and alkaloids stand out and add context to how "tropane" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include containing potent tropane alkaloids were and however the tropane alkaloids responsible. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "tropane" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with tropane
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Decarboxylation leads to tropane alkaloid formation. (6 words)
Throughout Europe, Asia, and the Americas a variety of Solanum species containing potent tropane alkaloids were used for anesthesia. (19 words)
When a tropane alkaloid enters the bloodstream, it binds to these ACh receptors and either stimulates or inhibits the adjoining muscle, gland or tissue, resulting in diverse and widespread effects. (30 words)
However, the tropane alkaloids responsible for both the medicinal and hallucinogenic properties are fatally toxic in only slightly higher amounts than the medicinal dosage, and careless use often results in hospitalizations and deaths. (33 words)
When a tropane alkaloid enters the bloodstream, it binds to these ACh receptors and either stimulates or inhibits the adjoining muscle, gland or tissue, resulting in diverse and widespread effects. (30 words)
Throughout Europe, Asia, and the Americas a variety of Solanum species containing potent tropane alkaloids were used for anesthesia. (19 words)
Example sentences (4)
When a tropane alkaloid enters the bloodstream, it binds to these ACh receptors and either stimulates or inhibits the adjoining muscle, gland or tissue, resulting in diverse and widespread effects.
Decarboxylation leads to tropane alkaloid formation.
However, the tropane alkaloids responsible for both the medicinal and hallucinogenic properties are fatally toxic in only slightly higher amounts than the medicinal dosage, and careless use often results in hospitalizations and deaths.
Throughout Europe, Asia, and the Americas a variety of Solanum species containing potent tropane alkaloids were used for anesthesia.
Common combinations with tropane
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: