anacathartic
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek ἀνακαθαρτικός (anakathartikós, “to cleanse upward, i.e. by vomiting”). See cathartic.
Adjective[edit]
anacathartic (not comparable)
- That produces vomiting
Noun[edit]
anacathartic (plural anacathartics)
- Any medicine or substance that produces vomiting.
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “anacathartic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.