emetic

Converse of object

give: She was put to bed an given two emetics which never worked.

Adjective modifier

• anti: These drugs are called anti sickness drugs, anti nausea drugs or anti emetics.
• powerful: Gilded Berry poisoning can be cured if a powerful emetic is immediately administered but otherwise the effects are usually fatal.

Modifies a noun

• effect: The emetic effect effectively increases the tolerance levels for toxicity in species which can regurgitate.
• event: The outcomes were emetic events ( including retching ) in the first 24 hours.

Modifying Another Word

violently: It has violently emetic properties ( Uphof 1959 ).