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  • noun (Chem.) A crystalline alkaloid obtained from morphia. It is a powerful emetic.

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  • noun apomorphine

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Examples

  • The bride was induced to drink hot water till it was, she declared, on a level with her neck, then I gave her a hypodermic injection of that wonderful emetic apomorphia.

    AN AUSTRALIAN IN CHINA Morrison, George Ernest, 1862-1920 1895

  • Rousing the man, I caused him to swallow some pints of warm water, and then I gave him a hypodermic injection of apomorphia.

    AN AUSTRALIAN IN CHINA Morrison, George Ernest, 1862-1920 1895

  • When the apomorphia began to do its work there was a struggle of another sort, out of which emerged a pallid and somewhat stricken reincarnation of the governor.

    The Grafters Francis Lynde 1893

  • The bride was induced to drink hot water till it was, she declared, on a level with her neck, then I gave her a hypodermic injection of that wonderful emetic apomorphia.

    An Australian in China Being the Narrative of a Quiet Journey Across China to Burma George Ernest Morrison 1891

  • Rousing the man, I caused him to swallow some pints of warm water, and then I gave him a hypodermic injection of apomorphia.

    An Australian in China Being the Narrative of a Quiet Journey Across China to Burma George Ernest Morrison 1891

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