English Explanatory Dictionary

emetic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Causing nausea and vomiting.
noun
  1. An agent that induces vomiting.

Pronunciation

/əˈmɛt.ɪk/

Word forms

emetic more emetic most emetic emetick emetics

Etymology

From French émétique, from Vulgar Latin *emeticus, from Ancient Greek ἐμετικός (emetikós), from ἔμετος (émetos, “vomit”); by surface analysis, em(esis) + -etic.

Synonyms

emetogenic anacathartic emetogen vomitive vomitory

Related words

emesis emetology

Derived words

antiemetic emetically emetin emetize hyperemetic nonemetic tartar emetic
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