Hypernym

noun

(medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease

alkaloid 1

noun

natural bases containing nitrogen found in plants

emetine 1

noundomain: substance

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English

Definition

a drug used as both an anti-protozoal and to induce vomiting.

Examples

1.Early use of emetine was in the form of oral administration of the extract of ipecac root, or ipecacuanha.

Substance_holonym

nitrogen 1

noun

a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues

oxygen 1

noun

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

Part_holonym

ethyl 1

noun

the univalent hydrocarbon radical C2H5 derived from ethane by the removal of one hydrogen atom

methyl 1

noun

the univalent radical CH3- derived from methane