emetine
/ˈemətiːn/noun
mass noun
- an alkaloid present in ipecacuanha and formerly used in the treatment of amoebic infections and as an emetic in aversion therapy依米丁, 吐根碱(以前曾用于阿米巴感染的治疗和用作催吐药)。
词源
early 19th cent.: from Greek emetos 'vomiting' + -INE4 .