Emetic

/ɪmˈɛtɪk/

/ɪˈmɛtɪk/

Emetic

a medicine that induces nausea and vomiting

synonyms : nauseant

Examples

1. The Duke was promptly given a strong emetic to try and purge the arsenic from his system.

2. Examples were to promote evacuation by providing emetics, sudorifics, purgatives or diuretics.

3. He banqueted three or four times a day and he survived by taking frequent emetics.

4. And he was readily able to do justice to all of them through his habit of taking emetics.