Look up: Emetine

1. Emetine
   Em'e·tine noun [ See Emetic .] (Chemistry) A white crystalline bitter alkaloid extracted from ipecacuanha root, and regarded as its peculiar emetic principle.
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2. emetine
   <chemistry> A white crystalline bitter alkaloid extracted from ipecacuanha root, and regarded as its peculiar emetic principle. ... See: Emetic. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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3. emetine
   (em´ә-tēn) an alkaloid derived from ipecac or produced synthetically; its hydrochloride salt is used as an antiamebic.
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4. Emetine
   • (n.) A white crystalline bitter alkaloid extracted from ipecacuanha root, and regarded as its peculiar emetic principle.
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5. Emetine
   Emetine is an alkaloid obtained from the dried roots of Psychotria ipecacuanha, a Brazilian plant.
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6. emetine
   Type: Term Pronunciation: em′ĕ-tēn Definitions: 1. The principal alkaloid of ipecac, used as an emetic; its salts are used in amebiasis; available as the hydrochloride.
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7. Emetine
   `Emetine` is a drug used as both an anti-protozoal and to induce vomiting. It is produced from the ipecac root. Early emetine-based preparations: Early use of emetine was in the form of oral administration of the extract of ipecac root, or ipecacuanha. This extract was originally thought to contain ...
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