emetic

emetic
Synonyms and related words:
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

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  • emetic — EMETÍC s.n. Tartrat de antimoniu şi potasiu, întrebuinţat în industria textilă ca mordant, la prepararea lacurilor şi în medicină (ca vomitiv); p. ext. orice substanţă care provoacă vărsături; vomitiv. – Din fr. émétique, lat. emeticus. Trimis de …   Dicționar Român

  • emetic — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of a substance) causing vomiting. ► NOUN ▪ an emetic substance. ORIGIN Greek emetikos, from emein to vomit …   English terms dictionary

  • emetic — [ē met′ik, imet′ik] adj. [L emeticus < Gr emetikos < emein, to vomit < IE base * wemē , VOMIT] causing vomiting n. an emetic medicine or other substance …   English World dictionary

  • Emetic — 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. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • emetic — 1650s (n.), 1660s (adj.), from Fr. émétique (16c.), from L. emeticus, from Gk. emetikos causing vomiting, from emesis vomiting, from emein to vomit, from PIE *weme to spit, vomit (see VOMIT (Cf. vomit)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • emetic — [[t]ɪme̱tɪk[/t]] emetics 1) N COUNT An emetic is something that is given to someone to swallow, in order to make them vomit. 2) ADJ Something that is emetic makes you vomit. Caution: large doses of this remedy are emetic …   English dictionary

  • emetic — UK [ɪˈmetɪk] / US noun [countable] Word forms emetic : singular emetic plural emetics medical a substance that makes you vomit Derived word: emetic UK / US adjective …   English dictionary

  • Emetic — Something that causes emesis, that makes you vomit. For example, ipecac. The word “emetic” comes from the Greek “emein” meaning “to vomit.” * * * 1. Relating to or causing vomiting. 2. An agent that causes vomiting, e.g., ipecac syrup. [G.… …   Medical dictionary

  • emetic — noun Etymology: Latin emetica, from Greek emetikē, from feminine of emetikos causing vomiting, from emein to vomit more at vomit Date: 1657 an agent that induces vomiting • emetic adjective • emetically adverb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • emetic — emetically, adv. /euh met ik/, adj. 1. causing vomiting, as a medicinal substance. n. 2. an emetic medicine or agent. [1650 60; < L emeticus < Gk emetikós, equiv. to émet(os) vomiting + ikos IC] * * * …   Universalium

  • emetic — e|met|ic [ıˈmetık] n [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: emetica, from Greek emein to vomit ] medical something that you eat or drink in order to make yourself ↑vomit (=bring up food from your stomach) >emetic adj …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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