anacathartic
English
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek ἀνακαθαρτικός (anakathartikós, “to cleanse upward, i.e. by vomiting”). See cathartic.
Adjective
editanacathartic (not comparable)
- That produces vomiting
Noun
editanacathartic (plural anacathartics)
- Any medicine or substance that produces vomiting.
Related terms
editReferences
edit- “anacathartic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.