emetic

Meanings

• noun

  A substance that causes vomiting.

• noun

  A medicine or agent that induces vomiting.

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Pronunciation

1. /əˈmɛt.ɪk/
   
   
   
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Synonyms

vomitive , vomitory

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with emetic
detestable , repellable , contestable

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Variants

List of all variants of emetic that leads to same result
emetic , emetically , emetics , tartar emetic , tartar emetics

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Etymology

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From Old French emetique, from Greek emesis 'vomiting'.

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Trivia

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1. The ancient Greeks used ipecacuanha root as an emetic.

2. Some forms of emetics were used as poisons in the past.

3. Modern emetics are often used in emergency rooms to help patients purge their stomachs of poisonous substances.

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Related Concepts

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1. vomit: The act of bringing up stomach contents through the mouth.

2. emesis: The act of vomiting or the material vomited.

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Culture

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In literature, the use of emetics as a form of punishment or as a means of purging the body can be found in various works, such as Dante's Inferno and Milton's Paradise Lost.

How to Memorize "emetic"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a person taking a medicine that makes them vomit.
   - Imagine the sound and sensation of vomiting.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the feeling of being sick or nauseous.
   - Link it to the sound of someone retching.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember that 'Emetic' starts with the same letter as 'Emesis', which means 'vomiting' in Greek.

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