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Noun: ipecac  'i-pu,kak
  1. A medicinal drug used to evoke vomiting (especially in cases of drug overdose or poisoning)
    "The poison control centre advised using ipecac to induce vomiting"

Derived forms: ipecacs

Type of: emetic, nauseant, vomit [archaic], vomitive

Encyclopedia: Ipecac