EMETIC


Meaning of EMETIC in English

/ iˈmetɪk; NAmE / noun

( medical ) a substance that makes you vomit (= bring up food from the stomach)

►  emet·ic adjective

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 17th cent.: from Greek emetikos , from emein to vomit.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.