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Webster Dictionary
Emetinenoun
a white crystalline bitter alkaloid extracted from ipecacuanha root, and regarded as its peculiar emetic principle
Etymology: [See Emetic.]
Wikidata
Emetine
Emetine is a drug used as both an anti-protozoal and to induce vomiting. It is produced from the ipecac root.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Emetine
The principal alkaloid of ipecac, from the ground roots of Uragoga (or Cephaelis) ipecacuanha or U. acuminata, of the Rubiaceae. It is used as an amebicide in many different preparations and may cause serious cardiac, hepatic, or renal damage and violent diarrhea and vomiting. Emetine inhibits protein synthesis in EUKARYOTIC CELLS but not PROKARYOTIC CELLS.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of emetine in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of emetine in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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