See also: emètic

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Etymology edit

From French émétique, from Vulgar Latin *emeticus, from Ancient Greek ἐμετικός (emetikós), from ἔμετος (émetos, vomit).

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /əˈmɛt.ɪk/
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    Rhymes: -ɛtɪk

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emetic (comparative more emetic, superlative most emetic)

  1. (pharmacology) Causing nausea and vomiting.
    Synonym: emetogenic

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emetic (plural emetics)

  1. (pharmacology) An agent that induces vomiting.
    Synonyms: vomitive, vomitory, emetogen

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Borrowed from French émétique, from Latin emeticus.

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emetic n (uncountable)

  1. emetic

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