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Definition: Ipecac |
IpecacNoun1. A medicinal drug used to evoke vomiting (especially in cases of drug overdose or poisoning). Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "ipecac" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1885. (references) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Health | A syrup made from the dried rhizomes of two different species, Cephaelis ipecacuanha and C. acuminata, belonging to the Rubiaciae family. They contain emetine, cephaeline, psychotrine and other isoquinolines. Ipecac syrup is used widely as an emetic acting both locally on the gastric mucosa and centrally on the chemoreceptor trigger zone. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Remedy | Agueweed, arnica, benzoin, bitartrate of potash, boneset, calomel, catnip, cinchona, cream of tartar, Epsom salts; feverroot, feverwort; friar's balsam, Indian sage; ipecac, ipecacuanha; jonquil, mercurous chloride, Peruvian bark; quinine, quinquina; sassafras, yarrow. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Ipecac |
| English words defined with "ipecac": Dover's powder ♦ Indian physic, Ipecacuanha. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "ipecac": CEPHAELIS IPECACUANHA ♦ PSYCHOTRIA EMETICA. (references) |
Expression using "ipecac": American ipecac. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
ipecac | 177 |
ipecac syrup | 49 |
ipecac record | 28 |
ipecac recording | 18 |
ipecac news | 2 |
ipecac bulimia | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "ipecac"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 吐 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | ipecacuanha (ipecacuanha), braekrod (ipecacuanha). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | ipecacuanha (ipecacuanha), braakwortel (ipecacuanha). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | ipekakuanha (ipecacuanha), oksetusjuuri (ipecacuanha). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | ipecacuanha (ipecacuanha), ipécacuanha (ipecacuanha), ipécacuana (ipecacuanha), ipéca. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Brechwurzel (ipecacuanha). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | κεφαλοειδής η ιπεκακουάνα (ipecacuanha), ουραγωγός η ιπεκακουάνα (ipecacuanha). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | ipecacuana (ipecacuanha). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ipecacay ipecacuanha (ipecacuanha). (various references) of ipecacuanha. (various references) ipecacuana (ipecacuanha). (various references) kråkrot (ipecacuanha). (various references) ไม้เถาจำพวก Cephaelis ipecacuanha พบในอเมริกาใต้. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | Cephaëlis ipecacuanha, Cephaelis ipecacuanha, Psychotria ipecacuanha, Uragoga ipecacuanha. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "ipecac": ipecacs, ipecacuanha, ipecacuanhas. (additional references) | |
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"Ipecac" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Apsewac, iecc, ipacac, ipea, ipecaa, ipecab, ipecacv, ipecal, Ipico, Ippac, Specac. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: icecap. | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-c-e-i-p" | |
-2 letters: cape, ceca, epic, pace, pica, pice. | |
-3 letters: ace, ape, cap, cep, ice, pac, pea, pec, pia, pic, pie. | |
-4 letters: ae, ai, pa, pe, pi. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-c-e-i-p" | |
+1 letter: caprice, icecaps, ipecacs, peccavi. | |
+2 letters: alopecic, caprices, cephalic, chickpea, peccavis, practice. | |
+3 letters: accepting, acceptive, accipiter, chickpeas, cityscape, copacetic, copasetic, eclamptic, peccaries, pedocalic, placekick, practiced, practicer, practices, precocial, sceptical. | |
+4 letters: accipiters, accomplice, apodeictic, apoplectic, capacitate, capacities, capacitive, cataleptic, cityscapes, compliance, complicate, cyclopedia, epicalyces, episcopacy, impeccable, impeccably, megascopic, pancreatic, peacockier, peacocking, peacockish, peccadillo, peccancies, placekicks, practicers, precalculi, prevocalic, reciprocal. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)49 70 65 63 61 63 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).. .--. . -.-. .- -.-. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001001 01110000 01100101 01100011 01100001 01100011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)I p e c a c |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0049 0070 0065 0063 0061 0063 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)438271696769 |
| Language | Coverage | Language Translations |
Chinese | 字典 , 定義 , 定义, 翻译 | 汉语, 中 , 漢 , 中國 , kineser, kiinalainen, Chinois, Chinesisch, Κινέζος, κινέζικα, κινέζικοσ, κινέζοσ, σινικόσ, cinese, chinês, китайский, китаец, chino, kinesisk |
Danish | ordbog, deskriptordefinition, oversættelse | 丹麦语, tanskalainen, danois, dänisch, δανικόσ, δανόσ, danese, dinamarquês, датский, danés, dansk |
Dutch | woordenboek, definitie, translatie | 菏蘭語 , 荷兰语, hollandsk, hollantilainen, néerlandais, holländisch, ολλανδικόσ, ολλανδόσ, olandese, holandês, голландский, holandés, holländsk, ชาวเนเธอร์แลน"์, เกี่ยวกับเนเธอร์แลน"์, รรยา |
Finnish | määritelmä, translaatio, taajuusmuutos | 芬蘭語 , 芬兰语, suomi, suomalainen, finnois, Finlandaise, finlandais, finnisch, φινλανδικόσ, finlandese, finlandês, finês, финский, finlandés, finés, finsk |
French | dictionnaire, définition, traduction | 法國 , 法文 , 法語 , 法语, ranskalainen, français, französisch, γαλλικόσ, γαλλική γλώσσα, γαλλίδα, γάλλοσ, francese, francês, французский, francés, fransk, franska |
German | Übersetzung, Wörterbuch, Definition | 德语, 德國 , 德文 , 德語 , tysker, Duitse, saksalainen, allemand, "ερμανός, tedesco, alemão, немецкий, alemán, tysk, าษาเยอรมัน, เยอรมัน |
Greek | λεξικό, ορισμός, μετάφραση | 希腊语, 希臘語 , græker, kreikkalainen, grec, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, greco, grego, греческий, грек, griego, grek |
Italian | dizionario, definizione, traduzione | 意大利 , 意大利語 , 意大利语, italiener, italialainen, italien, italienisch, Ιταλός, italiano, итальянский язык, итальянец, итальянский, italiensk, italienska, italienare, ชาวอิตาลี, เกี่ยวกับอิตาลี, าษาอิตาลี |
Portuguese | dicionário, definição, tradução | 葡萄牙語 , 葡萄牙人 , 葡萄牙语, portugiser, portugalilainen, portugais, portugiesisch, πορτογάλοσ, ορτογάλος, portoghese, português, португальский, portugués, portugis |
Russian | словарь, определение, трансляция, сдвиг, перевод, перемещение | 俄語 , 俄文 , 俄语, russer, venäläinen, Russe, russisch, Ρώσος, russo, русский, ruso, ryss, ชาวรัสเซีย |
Spanish | diccionario, definición, traducción | 西班牙語 , 西班牙文 , 西班牙语, Spaans, espanjalainen, espagnol, spanisch, ισπανικά, ισπανικόσ, ισπανοί, spagnolo, espanhol, испанский, español, spanska språk, spansk |
Swedish | ordbok, lexikon, översättning | 瑞典語 , 瑞典语, Zweeds, ruotsalainen, suédois, schwedisch, σουηδικόσ, σουηδικά, svedese, шведский, sueco, svensk, เกี่ยวกับคน าษาและวั'นธรรมของประเทศสวีเ"น |
Thai | พจนานุกรม | 泰國 , 泰文 , 泰 , 泰語 , 泰国, thailænder, Thais, Thai, thaimaalainen, Thaïlandais, thailändisch, Thailänder, Ταϊλανδός· Ταϊλανδέζος, tailandese, tailandês, tailandés, thailändare, าษาไทย, เกี่ยวกับคนไทย, ที่เกี่ยวกับประเทศไทย, คนไทย |
English | Dictionary, Definition, Translation | 英语, 英國 , 英文 , 英 , 英語 , englantia, englantilainen, anglais, englisch, εγγλέζοσ, αγγλικόσ, inglese, inglês, английский, inglés, engelsk, เกี่ยวกับประเทศอังกฤษ, ชาวอังกฤษ, าษาอังกฤษ |
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