ipecac

noun ip·e·cac \ˈi-pi-ˌkak\

Definition of IPECAC

: 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

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Variants of IPECAC

ip·e·cac also ipe·ca·cu·a·nha \ˌi-pi-ˌka-kyə-ˈwä-nə, -nyə\

Origin of IPECAC

Portuguese ipecacuanha, from Tupi i̵pekakwánʸa, from i̵péka duck + akwánʸa penis

First Known Use: 1682

Rhymes with IPECAC

almanac, amberjack, anorak, antiblack, applejack, Arawak, Aurillac, back-to-back, bivouac, black-on-black, brainiac, bric-a-brac, Cadillac, camelback, canvasback, cardiac, carryback, celiac, cornerback, Cousin Jack, crackerjack, cul-de-sac, diamondback, fiddleback, Gay-Lussac, gunnysack, hackmatack, haversack, high-low-jack, huckaback, hydrocrack, iliac, Kodiak, ladder-back, leatherback, lumberjack, maniac, medevac, Merrimack, mommy track, multipack, nunatak, Nunivak, off-the-rack, paperback, Pasternak, piggyback, quarterback, razorback, retropack, running back, sandarac, Sarawak, silverback, single-track, snapper-back, steeplejack, stickleback, Syriac, tamarack, theriac, tokamak, turtleback, umiak, Unimak, zodiac

Medical Dictionary

ipecac

noun ip·e·cac \ˈip-i-ˌkak\

Medical Definition of IPECAC

: 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

: an emetic and expectorant preparation of ipecac; especially : ipecac syrup