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emetic - use in sentences
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 ).
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