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Meaning of Emetic | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
əˈmɛt.ɪk

Definitions

An agent that induces vomiting.

Equivalents

العربية مقيئ
Català emètic
Čeština dávidlo emetikum
Ελληνικά εμετικό εμετικός
Español emético
Français émétique vomitif
Gaeilge urlacach
Galego vomitivo
Italiano emetico emetizzante
Latina emeticus
Português emético
Svenska kräkmedel
Türkçe emetik
Українська блювотний

Examples

“As Jan McTavish notes, when the physician diagnosed the headache's origins in the digestive system, particularly constipation, the antidote might entail cathartics (substances that accelerate defecation) or emetics (inducers of vomiting) and other regulators of the digestive process.”

CEFR level

B1
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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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