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emetic

[ uh-met-ik ]
/ əˈmɛt ɪk /
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adjective
causing vomiting, as a medicinal substance.
noun
an emetic medicine or agent.
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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, emf, EMG, -emia, emic
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Words related to emetic

purging, aperient, laxative, physic, aperitive, expiatory, lustrative, purgatorial, purificatory, lustral

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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 Ä“meticus, from Greek emetikos, from emein to vomit
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