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Apomorphine

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Noun

1. apomorphine

a morphine derivative that is not as strong as morphine; used as an emetic and in small doses as a sedative

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Apomorphine

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noun
a white crystalline alkaloid, derived from morphine, that is used medicinally as an emetic, as an expectorant, and in Parkinson's disease. Formula: C17H17NO2

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Apomorphine

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noun
a crystalline alkaloid, C17H17NO2, produced by synthesis from morphine
used as an emetic and expectorant

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Apomorphine

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n.
A poisonous alkaloid, C17H17NO2, that is an analog of morphine and is used medicinally to treat Parkinson's disease and to induce vomiting.

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