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nau⋅se⋅ant

  [naw-zee-uhnt, -zhee-, -see-, -shee-] Medicine/Medical
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–adjective
1. producing nausea.
–noun
2. a nauseant agent.
Origin:
1840–50; < L nauseant- (s. of nauseāns) prp. of nauseāre to be seasick. See nausea, -ant
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nau·se·ant   (nô'zē-ənt, -zhē-, -sē-, -shē-)   
adj.  Inducing nausea or vomiting.
nau'se·ant n.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1nau·se·ant
Pronunciation: 'no-z(h)E-&nt, -s(h)E-
Function: noun
: an agent that induces nausea; especially : an expectorant that liquefies and increases the secretion of mucus

Main Entry: 2nauseant
Function: adjective
: inducing nausea : NAUSEATING
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

nauseant nau·se·ant (nô'zē-ənt, -zhē-, -sē-, -shē-)
adj.
Inducing nausea or vomiting.

nau'se·ant n.

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