emetic
English
WOTD – 19 November 2011
Alternative forms
- emetick (obsolete)
Etymology
From French émétique, from Vulgar Latin *emeticus, from Ancient Greek ἐμετικός (emetikós), from ἔμετος (émetos, “vomit”)
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /əˈmɛt.ɪk/
- Rhymes: -ɛtɪk
Adjective
emetic (comparative more emetic, superlative most emetic)
- (pharmacology) causing nausea and vomiting
Translations
causing nausea and vomiting
Translations
agent
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