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VOMITIVE

• VOMITIVE (noun)
The noun VOMITIVE has 1 sense:

1. a medicine that induces nausea and vomiting

Familiarity information: VOMITIVE used as a noun is very rare.

• VOMITIVE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A medicine that induces nausea and vomiting

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

emetic; nauseant; vomitive; vomit

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)

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(English proverb)
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(Albanian proverb)
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(Arabic proverb)
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(Czech proverb)

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