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ɪk adjective
1.
causing vomiting, as a medicinal substance.
noun
2.
an emetic medicine or agent.
Related forms
e·met·i·cal·ly, adverb
hy·per·e·met·ic, adjective
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emetic (ɪˈmɛtɪk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | causing vomiting |
| —n | |
| 2. | an emetic agent or drug |
| [C17: from Late Latin ēmeticus, from Greek emetikos, from emein to vomit] | |
| e'metically | |
| —adv | |
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| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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Word Origin & History
emetic
1657, from Fr. emetique, from Gk. emetikos "causing vomiting," from emesis "vomiting," from emein "to vomit," from PIE *wem- "to spit, vomit."
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Medical Dictionary
emetic e·met·ic (ĭ-mět'ĭk)
n.
An agent that causes vomiting. adj.
Causing vomiting.
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