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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Emetic \E*met"ic\, a. [L. emeticus Gr ?, fr ? to vomit, akin
to L. vomere: cf F. ['e]m['e]tique. See {Vomit}.] (Med.)
Inducing to vomit; exciting the stomach to discharge its
contents by the mouth. -- n. A medicine which causes
vomiting.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
emetic
n : a medicine that induces nausea and vomiting [syn: {vomit}, {vomitive},
{nauseant}]
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