different between vomitive vs emetic

English

Etymology

From Late Latin vomitivus

Adjective

vomitive (comparative more vomitive, superlative most vomitive)

1. (medicine, pharmacology) Inducing vomiting

Synonyms

• emetic
• vomitory

Translations

Noun

vomitive (plural vomitives)

1. (medicine, pharmacology) Something that induces vomiting

Synonyms

• emetic
• vomitory

Translations

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /v?.mi.tiv/

Adjective

vomitive

1. feminine singular of vomitif

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

Related terms

Translations

Further reading

• emetic on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Romanian

Etymology

From French émétique, from Latin emeticus.

Noun

emetic n (uncountable)

1. emetic

Declension