emetic
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emetic
- /ɪˈmɛt.ɪk/ US, UK
Rhymes with -ɛtɪk
Where it comes from
From French émétique, from Vulgar Latin *emeticus, from Ancient Greek ἐμετικός (emetikós), from ἔμετος (émetos, “vomit”); by surface analysis, em(esis) + -etic.
adjective more emetic · most emetic · emetick
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Causing nausea and vomiting.
[...] many common therapeutics of her time, such as the emetic calomel, dramatically inflamed the tongue, gums, and salivary glands.
Similar: emetogenic, anacathartic
noun emetics · emetick
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An agent that induces vomiting.
Sticky had warned her that wild chuck-root ("or Euphorbia upchucuanhae, as it's more widely known") was a powerful emetic. [...] It was clear from their plan — and from Sticky's mischievous grin — that by tomorrow most of the students at the Institute would be barfing up their suppers.
Similar: emetogen, vomitive, vomitory, anacathartic
Translations
Talk about this word "emetic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/emetic. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. emetic. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/emetic "emetic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/emetic.Cite this
@misc{emetic_2026,
title = {emetic},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/emetic},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
