emetic
Plural: emetics
Noun
- A substance that causes vomiting.
- a medicine that induces nausea and vomiting
- An agent that induces vomiting.
Adj
- Causing nausea and vomiting.
Examples
- After seeing his opponent’s winning play, the feeling was almost emetic.
Origin / Etymology
From French émétique, from Vulgar Latin *emeticus, from Ancient Greek ἐμετικός (emetikós), from ἔμετος (émetos, “vomit”); by surface analysis, em(esis) + -etic.
Synonyms
nauseant, vomit, vomitive, ;, anacathartic#Adjective, anacathartic#Noun, emetogen#Noun, emetogenic#Adjective, vomitive#Noun, vomitory#Noun
Scrabble Score: 10
emetic: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordemetic: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
emetic: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary