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VOMITIVE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A medicine that induces nausea and vomiting
Synonyms:
emetic; nauseant; vomit; vomitive
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("vomitive" is a kind of...):
curative; cure; remedy; therapeutic (a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "vomitive"):
ipecac (a medicinal drug used to evoke vomiting (especially in cases of drug overdose or poisoning))
dry mustard; powdered mustard (a substance such that one to three tablespoons dissolved in a glass of warm water is a homemade emetic)