emetine

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emetine - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Emetine \Em"e*tine\ (?; 104), n. [See Emetic.] (Chem.)
     A white crystalline bitter alkaloid extracted from
     ipecacuanha root, and regarded as its peculiar emetic
     principle.
     [1913 Webster]