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cephaeline

US/səˈfeɪ.əˌlin/

cephaeline noun: an alkaloid that induces vomiting, related to emetine.

Noun

cephaeline (uncountable)

  1. An alkaloid that induces vomiting, related to emetine.

Origin of cephaeline

From translingual Cephaelis + -ine.

Words formed from cephaeline

Questions about cephaeline

What does cephaeline mean?
Cephaeline means an alkaloid that induces vomiting, related to emetine.
What part of speech is cephaeline?
Cephaeline is a noun.
How do you pronounce cephaeline?
Cephaeline is pronounced /səˈfeɪ.əˌlin/ (US).

Words near cephaeline in the dictionary

  1. ceph
  2. cephabacin
  3. cephabacins
  4. cephacetrile
  5. cephadroxil
  6. cephaeline
  7. cephal-
  8. cephala
  9. cephalad
  10. cephalagia
  11. cephalagra

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