EMETIC

emetic, vomit, vomitive, nauseant

(noun) a medicine that induces nausea and vomiting

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

emetic (comparative more emetic, superlative most emetic)

(pharmaceutical effect) causing nausea and vomiting

Noun

emetic (plural emetics)

(pharmaceutical drug) an agent that induces vomiting

Synonyms: vomitive, vomitory

Source: Wiktionary


E*met"ic, a. Etym: [L. emeticus, Gr. vomere: cf. F. émétique. See Vomit.] (Med.)

Definition: Inducing to vomit; exciting the stomach to discharge its contents by the mouth.

– n.

Definition: A medicine which causes vomiting.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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