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em·etine (em′ə tēn′, -tin)

noun

an emetic alkaloid, CHNO, obtained from ipecac root, used chiefly in the treatment of amebiasis

Etymology: emetic + -ine

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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