Emetine

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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