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dehydroemetine

US/dɪˌhaɪ.dɹoʊˈɛm.əˌtin/

dehydroemetine noun: a synthetic antiprotozoal agent similar to emetine.

dehydroemetine: a synthetic antiprotozoal agent similar to emetine
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Noun

dehydroemetine (uncountable)

  1. A synthetic antiprotozoal agent similar to emetine.

Origin of dehydroemetine

From dehydro- + emetine.

Questions about dehydroemetine

What does dehydroemetine mean?
Dehydroemetine means a synthetic antiprotozoal agent similar to emetine.
What part of speech is dehydroemetine?
Dehydroemetine is a noun.
How do you pronounce dehydroemetine?
Dehydroemetine is pronounced /dɪˌhaɪ.dɹoʊˈɛm.əˌtin/ (US).

Words near dehydroemetine in the dictionary

  1. dehydrodimerization
  2. dehydrodimerizations
  3. dehydrodimers
  4. dehydroecdysone
  5. dehydroecdysones
  6. dehydroemetine
  7. dehydroepiandrostenedione
  8. dehydroepiandrosterone
  9. dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate
  10. dehydroepiandrosterones
  11. dehydroepiandrosteronesulfate

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