different between emetic vs honokiol

English

Alternative forms

• emetick (obsolete)

Etymology

From French émétique, from Vulgar Latin *emeticus, from Ancient Greek ???????? (emetikós), from ?????? (émetos, “vomit”)

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??m?t.?k/

  Rhymes: -?t?k

Adjective

emetic (comparative more emetic, superlative most emetic)

1. (pharmacology) causing nausea and vomiting

Translations

Noun

emetic (plural emetics)

1. (pharmacology) an agent that induces vomiting

   Synonyms: vomitive, vomitory

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Further reading

• emetic on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Romanian

Etymology

From French émétique, from Latin emeticus.

Noun

emetic n (uncountable)

1. emetic

Declension

English

Noun

honokiol (uncountable)

1. (organic chemistry) An organic compound (a dimer of allyl phenol) found in Magnolia grandifloris, used in traditional Japanese medicine as an as an anxiolytic, anti-thrombotic, anti-depressant, anti-emetic, and anti-bacterial. Used in Western medicine as a potent anti-tumorigenic and neurotrophic compound.