Noun: emetic i'me-tik
- A medicine that induces nausea and vomiting
"In cases of poisoning, doctors may administer an emetic to clear the stomach"; "The doctor prescribed an emetic vomit to clear the poison";
- vomit [archaic], vomitive, nauseant
Derived forms: emetics
Type of: curative, cure, remedy, therapeutic
Encyclopedia: Emetic