APOMORPHINE


Meaning of APOMORPHINE in English

/ap'euh mawr"feen, -fin/ , n. Pharm.

an alkaloid, C 17 H 17 NO 2 , derived from morphine and used as a fast-acting emetic.

Also, apomorphin /ap'euh mawr"fin/ .

[ 1885-90; APO- + MORPHINE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .