nauseant

nau·se·ant

[naw-zee-uhnt, -zhee-, -see-, -shee-] Medicine/Medical.
adjective
1.
producing nausea.
noun
2.
a nauseant agent.

Origin:
1840–50; < Latin nauseant- (stem of nauseāns) present participle of nauseāre to be seasick. See nausea, -ant

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


nau'se·ant n.

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