emetic

[ uh-met-ik ]

/ əˈmɛt ɪk /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR emetic ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

causing vomiting, as a medicinal substance.

noun

an emetic medicine or agent.

Origin of emetic

1650–60; <Latin emeticus<Greek emetikós, equivalent to émet(os) vomiting + -ikos-ic

OTHER WORDS FROM emetic

e·met·i·cal·ly, adverbhy·per·e·met·ic, adjective

Words nearby emetic

emery board, emery cloth, emery wheel, emesis, E.Met., emetic, emetine, emetocathartic, emf, EMG, EMG syndrome

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Example sentences from the Web for emetic

It actually has emetic and cathartic properties, but even these are inferior to those possessed by many other drugs.
The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 1 of 2|Various
Does it act as physic, emetic, a bath, or do the sores follow right out of the blood into the box?
The Funny Side of Physic|A. D. Crabtre
Large doses are said to be emetic and smaller doses tonic and expectorant.
Ginseng and Other Medicinal Plants|A. R. (Arthur Robert) Harding
Physicians prescribe an emetic, the composition of which he does not know.
An Account of Timbuctoo and Housa Territories in the Interior of Africa|Abd Salam Shabeeny

It was used in medicine as an emetic and artists, especially those using water colors will recall it as a yellow pigment.
Cape Cod and All the Pilgrim Land, June 1922, Volume 6, Number 4|Various

British Dictionary definitions for emetic

emetic

/ (ɪˈmɛtɪk) /

adjective

causing vomiting

noun

an emetic agent or drug

Derived forms of emetic

emetically, adverb

Word Origin for emetic

C17: from Late Latin ēmeticus, from Greek emetikos, from emein to vomit

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Medical definitions for emetic

emetic

[ ĭ-mĕt′ĭk ]

n.

An agent that causes vomiting.

adj.

Causing vomiting.

单词	emetic
释义	emetic [ uh-met-ik ] / əˈmɛt ɪk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR emetic ON THESAURUS.COM adjective causing vomiting, as a medicinal substance. noun an emetic medicine or agent. Origin of emetic 1650–60; <Latin emeticus<Greek emetikós, equivalent to émet(os) vomiting + -ikos-ic OTHER WORDS FROM emetic e·met·i·cal·ly, adverbhy·per·e·met·ic, adjective Words nearby emetic emery board, emery cloth, emery wheel, emesis, E.Met., emetic, emetine, emetocathartic, emf, EMG, EMG syndrome Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for emetic It actually has emetic and cathartic properties, but even these are inferior to those possessed by many other drugs. The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 1 of 2\|Various Does it act as physic, emetic, a bath, or do the sores follow right out of the blood into the box? The Funny Side of Physic\|A. D. Crabtre Large doses are said to be emetic and smaller doses tonic and expectorant. Ginseng and Other Medicinal Plants\|A. R. (Arthur Robert) Harding Physicians prescribe an emetic, the composition of which he does not know. An Account of Timbuctoo and Housa Territories in the Interior of Africa\|Abd Salam Shabeeny It was used in medicine as an emetic and artists, especially those using water colors will recall it as a yellow pigment. Cape Cod and All the Pilgrim Land, June 1922, Volume 6, Number 4\|Various British Dictionary definitions for emetic emetic / (ɪˈmɛtɪk) / adjective causing vomiting noun an emetic agent or drug Derived forms of emetic emetically, adverb Word Origin for emetic C17: from Late Latin ēmeticus, from Greek emetikos, from emein to vomit Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to emetic purging, purge, laxative, physic, aperient, expiatory, lustrative, purgatorial, purificatory, aperitive, lustral Medical definitions for emetic emetic [ ĭ-mĕt′ĭk ] n. An agent that causes vomiting. adj. Causing vomiting. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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emetic

adjective

noun

Origin of emetic

OTHER WORDS FROM emetic

Words nearby emetic

Example sentences from the Web for emetic

British Dictionary definitions for emetic

adjective

noun

Derived forms of emetic

Word Origin for emetic

Words related to emetic

Medical definitions for emetic

n.

adj.