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emetine

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em⋅e⋅tine

  [em-i-teen, -tin]
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–noun Pharmacology.
a crystalline or white powdery substance, C29H40N2O4, the active principle of ipecac: used chiefly in the treatment of amebic dysentery and as an emetic and expectorant.
Origin:
1810–20; < Gk émet(os) vomiting + -ine 2 ; cf. F émétine
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em·e·tine   (ěm'ĭ-tēn')   
n.  A bitter-tasting crystalline alkaloid, C29H40N2O4, derived from ipecac root and used in the treatment of amebiasis and as an emetic.

[French émétine, from émétique, emetic, from Latin emeticus; see emetic.]
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Main Entry: em·e·tine
Pronunciation: 'em-&-"tEn
Function: noun
: an amorphous alkaloidC29H40N2O4 extracted from ipecac root and used as an emetic and expectorant
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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