Meaning: The wide part of a river where it nears the sea; fresh and salt water mix. Classified under: Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made). Hypernyms (estuary is a kind of...): body of water; water (the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean)). Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of ...ouns denoting natural objects (not man-made). Hypernyms (estuary is a kind of...): body of water; water (the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean)). Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of estuary):
â¢ EGLANTINE (noun). The noun EGLANTINE has 1 sense: 1. Eurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hips. Familiarity information: EGLANTINE used as a noun is very rare. EGLANTINE (noun). The noun EGLANTINE has 1 sense: 1. Eurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hips. Familiarity information: EGLANTINE used as a noun is very rare.
Physostigmine. Physostigmine (also known as eserine) is a parasympathomimetic, specifically, a reversible cholinesterase inhibitor obtained from the Calabar bean, also it can be obtained from fungi Streptomyces griseofuscus.linical uses. Physostigmine is used to treat glaucoma and delayed gastric emptying. Because it is a tertiary amine, it can cross the blood-brain barrier and so it is also used to treat the central nervous system effects of atropine, scopolamine and other anticholinergic drug overdoses.