emetic
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++e·met·ic /ɪˈmetɪk/ noun [countable] medicalMD something that you eat or drink in order to make yourself vomit (=bring up food from your stomach) 催吐剂 —emetic adjective
Examples from the Corpus
emetic• In the name of Freudian nurture theories, gays were once treated with aversion therapy-electric shocks and emetics accompanied by homoerotic images.• There is plentiful evidence of the emetic of the climbing!• The usual treatment was bullying, tricks, emetics and evil-smelling fumigation with filthy things.Origin emetic (1600-1700) Latin emetica, from Greek emein “to vomit”e·met·ic nounChineseSyllable
order that in you something or to Corpus drink eat
emetic
e‧met‧ic /ɪˈmetɪk/
noun [countable]
—emetic adjective
e‧met‧ic /ɪˈmetɪk/
noun [countable] Date: 1600-1700
Language: Latin
Origin: emetica, from Greek emein 'to vomit'
medical something that you eat or drink in order to make yourself vomit (=bring up food from your stomach)Language: Latin
Origin: emetica, from Greek emein 'to vomit'
—emetic adjective