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emetic

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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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
emeticIn 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
emetic /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)
—emetic adjective


emet·icBrE /iˈmetɪk/ 🔊NAmE /iˈmetɪk/ 🔊 noun (medical 医学) a substance that makes you vomit (= bring up food from the stomach) 催吐药;催吐剂 emet·ic adjective