ipecac

noun

ip·e·cac ˈi-pi-ˌkak How to pronounce ipecac (audio)

variants or less commonly ipecacuanha

ˌi-pi-ˌka-kyə-ˈwä-nə How to pronounce ipecac (audio)

-nyə

: the dried rhizome and roots of either of two tropical American plants (Cephaelis acuminata and C. ipecacuanha) of the madder family used especially as a source of emetine

also : either of these plants

: an emetic and expectorant drug that contains emetine and is prepared from ipecac especially as a syrup for use in treating accidental poisoning

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Turns out, her mother, Patty, was just a really good liar with a bottle of ipecac syrup.

Barbara Vandenburgh, USA TODAY, 15 Mar. 2020 Running, biking, sit-ups, push-ups, leg lifts, aerobics, swimming, dancing, eating only once a day, laxatives, ipecac, a finger down the throat, getting drunk in hopes of vomiting, measuring and weighing my food and myself.

Andrea Jarrell, Harper's BAZAAR, 4 Oct. 2017 Weight-loss regimens included consuming soap, chalk, pickles, digitalis, camphor tea, grapefruit (which was thought to contain fat-dissolving enzymes), potassium acetate (a diuretic), and ipecac (which induces vomiting).

Jerome Groopman, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2017

单词	ipecac
释义	ipecac noun ip·e·cac ˈi-pi-ˌkak variants or less commonly ipecacuanha ˌi-pi-ˌka-kyə-ˈwä-nə -nyə 1 : the dried rhizome and roots of either of two tropical American plants (Cephaelis acuminata and C. ipecacuanha) of the madder family used especially as a source of emetine also : either of these plants 2 : an emetic and expectorant drug that contains emetine and is prepared from ipecac especially as a syrup for use in treating accidental poisoning Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Turns out, her mother, Patty, was just a really good liar with a bottle of ipecac syrup. Barbara Vandenburgh, USA TODAY, 15 Mar. 2020 Running, biking, sit-ups, push-ups, leg lifts, aerobics, swimming, dancing, eating only once a day, laxatives, ipecac, a finger down the throat, getting drunk in hopes of vomiting, measuring and weighing my food and myself. Andrea Jarrell, Harper's BAZAAR, 4 Oct. 2017 Weight-loss regimens included consuming soap, chalk, pickles, digitalis, camphor tea, grapefruit (which was thought to contain fat-dissolving enzymes), potassium acetate (a diuretic), and ipecac (which induces vomiting). Jerome Groopman, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2017 Word History Etymology Portuguese ipecacuanha, from Tupi ɨpekakwánʸa, from ɨpéka duck + akwánʸa penis First Known Use 1682, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Medical Definition ipecac noun ip·e·cac ˈip-i-ˌkak variants also ipecacuanha ˌip-i-ˌkak-ü-ˈan-ə 1 : the dried rhizome and roots of either of two tropical American plants (Cephaelis acuminata and C. ipecacuanha) of the madder family used especially as a source of emetine and cephaeline also : either of these plants 2 : an emetic and expectorant preparation of ipecac especially : ipecac syrup
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ipecac

noun

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