emetic C2 Topic:Health & Medicine US /ɪˈmɛtɪk/ UK /ɪˈmɛtɪk/ See IPA manual Freq #80172 Meanings 1 noun a substance or medicine that causes vomiting The physician once prescribed an emetic to empty the patient's stomach. 2 adj causing or intended to cause vomiting The plant's emetic properties make accidental ingestion dangerous. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a substance or medicine... vomitiveemetogen 2 adj · causing or intended to... emetogenicvomitive ↔ Opposites antiemetic Word family Related forms emesisvomitantiemetic Etymology From French emetique, from Greek emetikos ("causing vomiting"), based on emetos ("vomit") and emein ("to vomit"). Topics Health & Medicine External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # emetic **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun, adj **IPA (US):** /ɪˈmɛtɪk/ **IPA (UK):** /ɪˈmɛtɪk/ **Frequency rank:** 80172 ## Meanings 1. a substance or medicine that causes vomiting 2. causing or intended to cause vomiting ## Examples - The physician once prescribed an emetic to empty the patient's stomach. - The plant's emetic properties make accidental ingestion dangerous. ## Synonyms - vomitive - emetogen - emetogenic ## Antonyms - antiemetic ## Related Forms - emesis - vomit - antiemetic ## Etymology From French emetique, from Greek emetikos ("causing vomiting"), based on emetos ("vomit") and emein ("to vomit"). ## Topics - Health & Medicine markdown