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- French · borrowed fromémétine
- English todayemetine
Borrowed from French émétine, from émét(ique) + -ine. By surface analysis, emet(ic) + -ine.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
emetine
Today it means: A white crystalline bitter alkaloid, chemical formula C₂₉H₄₀N₂O₄, extracted from ipecacuanha root, and formerly used in the treatment of amebic infections and as an emetic in aversion therapy. Full definition →
French émétine