About The Word Emetic
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Emetic
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What's The Definition Of Emetic?
[n] a medicine that induces nausea and vomiting
Synonyms | Synonyms for Emetic: nauseant | vomit | vomitive Related Terms | Find terms related to Emetic: abstergent | cathartic | cleaner | cleaning | cleaning agent | cleaning solvent | cleanser | cleansing | cleansing cream | cold cream | cream | dentifrice | depurant | depurative | detergent | disgustingness | diuretic | enema | expurgatory | fetidness | foulness | holystone | loathsomeness | lotion | lustral | mouthwash | nastiness | nauseant | nauseousness | obnoxiousness | odiousness | offensiveness | overripeness | pumice stone | purgative | purge | purging | purificatory | purifier | purifying | rancidity | rancidness | rankness | repugnance | repulsiveness | rinse | rottenness | shampoo | sickener | soap | solvent | synthetic detergent | tooth powder | toothpaste | vileness | vomit | vomitive | vomitory | wash See Also | curative | cure | dry mustard | ipecac | powdered mustard | remedy Emetic In Webster's Dictionary \E*met"ic\, a. [L. emeticus, Gr. ?, fr. ? to vomit, akin
to L. vomere: cf. F. ['e]m['e]tique. See {Vomit}.] (Med.)
Inducing to vomit; exciting the stomach to discharge its
contents by the mouth. -- n. A medicine which causes
vomiting.
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