carbachol

[ kahr-buh-kawl, -kol ]

noun

1. a white or slightly yellow crystalline compound, C 6 H 15 ClN 2 O 2 , soluble in water and alcohol: used in ophthalmology.

Word History and Origins

Origin of carbachol¹

carba(mylchloride) chol(ine)

Example Sentences

They used two drugs, PNU-282987 and carbachol, and found that with those treatments given directly to the hippocampus, a brain region that controls memory and is disrupted in Alzheimer's disease, the rats' memory ability was restored.

From Science Daily

Visus Therapeutics in Irvine, Calif., for instance, is developing an eye drop with two active ingredients: one called carbachol that constricts the pupil and another called brimonidine that prevents it from dilating.

From Scientific American