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emetic

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e·met·ic  (-mtk)
adj.
Causing vomiting.
n.
An agent that causes vomiting.

[Late Latin emeticos, from Greek emetikos, from emetos, vomiting, from emein, to vomit; see wem- in Indo-European roots.]

e·meti·cal·ly adv.

emetic [im-met-ik]
Noun
a substance that causes vomiting
Adjective
causing vomiting [Greek emetikos]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.emetic - a medicine that induces nausea and vomiting
ipecac - a medicinal drug used to evoke vomiting (especially in cases of drug overdose or poisoning)
dry mustard, powdered mustard - a substance such that one to three tablespoons dissolved in a glass of warm water is a homemade emetic
curative, cure, therapeutic, remedy - a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain
Translations
Spanish emetic [ɪˈmɛtɪk] nvomitivo, emético
French emetic [ɪˈmɛtɪk] nvomitif m, émétique m
German emetic [ɪˈmɛtɪk] nBrechmittel nt
Italian emetic [ɪˈmɛtɪk] nemetico

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The stratagem was good while it was unsuspected, but after that the marauders simply gave the sagacious United States mail an emetic and sat down to wait.
But sometimes he is like the old juggling fellow, formerly a patient of mine in Ceylon, that making believe swallow jack-knives, once upon a time let one drop into him in good earnest, and there it stayed for a twelvemonth or more; when I gave him an emetic, and he heaved it up in small tacks, d'ye see.
"Pretty near," said Brown, with the shadow of a smile; for the emetic had very suddenly taken effect.
 
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