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emetic::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | nauseant, vomit, vomitive |
| Type of | cure, remedy, therapeutic, curative |
| Has types | ipecac, dry mustard, powdered mustard |
Examples of emetic
emetic
It is full of bowel-blasts and flatulent borborygms, emetic meals and halitosis.
From the guardian.co.uk
But even so, it remains an emetic title for anything made by a man in his mid-30s.
From the guardian.co.uk
The rhizome has historically been used as a herbal remedy, most often as an emetic.
From the en.wikipedia.org
A meeting between the two was arranged, at which Pope poisoned Curll with an emetic.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Emotionally, Weiss fails by being emetic rather than tragically cathartic.
From the time.com
A good dose of population control along with a doo-gooder emetic will solve their issues.
From the economist.com
Within two years a more hardy variety of thrips appeared and tartar emetic ceased to work.
From the time.com
If the volume isn't emetic, it's still a remarkably draining experience.
From the guardian.co.uk
Perhaps it is an adjunct to the monopoly of bestseller lists by the emetic celebrity memoir.
From the telegraph.co.uk
- A medicine that induces nausea and vomiting
- (emesis) vomit: the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth
- (emesis) The act or process of vomiting or having vomited
- (Emetics) That which eliminates the impurity from the upper part of the body is known as an Emetic. Some emetic herbs in Ayurveda are: Yashtimadhu, sugarcane juice. ...
- (Emetics) Herbs which induce vomiting. Examples: lobelia, bayberry.
- (emesis) (em-eh-sis) vomiting
- (Emesis) Vomiting - a common problem when treating cancer patients with chemotherapy or radiotherapy.
- Substances that induce vomiting and causing the stomach to empty: lobelia, ipecac, elecampane, blessed thistle.
- A material used to cause vomiting to rid stomachs of poisonous compounds.
