Ipecac

6 lettersnounmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

A medicinal preparation derived from the root of a South American plant, formerly used to induce vomiting in cases of poisoning or drug overdose.

“The doctor no longer recommended giving ipecac at home after a child swallowed household chemicals.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

ip·e·cac

Related Words

Synonyms

emetic

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Wordle

Unusual repeated-C pattern, the double-C ending -CAC is almost unique among common English words

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Scrabble

Worth 14 points, two C's score 3 each and P scores 3, excellent consonant-rich scoring play

Words Related to Ipecac

Anagrams of Ipecac

Words that use exactly the same letters as “ipecac”.

icecap

Words you can make from Ipecac

Shorter words formed from the letters in “ipecac”.

cacei picae picea acce cace caci caic cape ceca cepa ecca epic pace pica

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7-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “ipecac”.

caprice icecaps ipecacs

Longer words starting with Ipecac

Words that begin with “ipecac”.

ipecacs

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