apomorphine

American

[ap-uh-mawr-feen, -fin] / ˌæp əˈmɔr fin, -fɪn /

Also apomorphin

noun

Pharmacology.

an alkaloid, C 17 H 17 NO 2 , derived from morphine and used as a fast-acting emetic.

apomorphine British

/ ˌæpəˈmɔːfiːn, -fɪn /

noun

a white crystalline alkaloid, derived from morphine, that is used medicinally as an emetic, as an expectorant, and in Parkinson's disease. Formula: C 17 H 17 NO 2

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Etymology

Origin of apomorphine

First recorded in 1885–90; apo- + morphine

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