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Definition of: emetine
(em′ə·tēn, -tin) noun Chem.
A white crystalline alkaloid, C29H40O4N2, from the ipecacuanha root, used in certain conditions of amebic dysentery. Also em′e·tin (-tin). [<Gk. emetos vomiting + -INE2]
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