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emetine
[ em-i-teen, -tin ]
noun
, Pharmacology.
- a crystalline or white powdery substance, C 29 H 40 N 2 O 4 , the active principle of ipecac: used chiefly in the treatment of amebic dysentery and as an emetic and expectorant.
emetine
/ ˈɛmətɪn; ˈɛməˌtiːn; -tɪn /
noun
- a white bitter poisonous alkaloid obtained from ipecacuanha: the hydrochloride is used to treat amoebic infections. Formula: C 29 H 40 O 4 N 2
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of emetine1
C19: from French émétine; see emetic , -ine ²
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Example Sentences
Doctor Granville, at the outside, will cure his pyorrhea with emetine for no more than a paltry fifty dollars.
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If it be soluble, it may consist of aconitine, atropine or codeine; if insoluble, of emetine or morphine.
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It might appear from this that emetine is soluble in hydrochlorate of ammonia.
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Some cases of amibian dysentery are being treated with calomel, salol, and emetine.
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