10 June 2018
emetic
[uh-met-ik]
adjective
1. causing vomiting, as a medicinal substance.
noun
2. an emetic medicine or agent.
Origin of emetic
Latin, Greek
1650-1660; Latin emeticus; Greek emetikós, equivalent to émet(os) vomiting + -ikos -ic
Related forms
emetically, adverb
hyperemetic, adjective
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Examples from the Web for emetic
Historical Examples
The emetic she took at about nine o’clock had little effect.
The Memoirs of Louis XIV., His Court and The Regency, Complete
Duc de Saint-Simon
Do not wait for him to arrive, but give an emetic to rid the stomach of the poison.
Boy Scouts Handbook
Boy Scouts of America
If the child has eaten too much, or of improper food, an emetic should be given.
The Physical Life of Woman:
Dr. George H Napheys
Dispensatory: This species acts like P. uniflorum, which is said to be emetic.
The Sacred Formulas of the Cherokees
James Mooney
It was an emetic Mallare had found necessary to administer to himself.
Fantazius Mallare
Ben Hecht
emetic, cathartic with calomel; then sorbentia, chalybeates, Peruvian bark.
Zoonomia, Vol. II
Erasmus Darwin
Either a cathartic or an emetic will leave the system under some debility.
A New Guide for Emigrants to the West
J. M. Peck
The juice of the leaves is emetic and that of the roots purgative.
The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines
T. H. Pardo de Tavera
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On this day
10 June 323 BC – death of Alexander the Great, Macedonian King. He conquered the Persia Empire, which ruled Asia Minor, The Levant and Syria, Egypt, Assyria and Babylonia. He then invaded India before returning to Persia. He died in the palace of Nebuchadnezzar II in Babylon, most likely by poisoning. Born 20 July 356 BC.
10 June 1838 – Myall Creek Massacre in Australia. 28 aborigines are murdered by 11 stockmen (10 Europeans and an African). After two trials, seven of the 11 colonialists involved in the killings were found guilty of murder and hanged on 18 December 1838. The leader of the colonialists, John Fleming, was never found. He was suspected of further massacres in the Liverpool Plains and New England regions. His brother, Joseph, was linked to massacres in the Maranoa area of Queensland.
10 June 1916 – British Army officer, Lawrence of Arabia leads an Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire.
10 June 1935 – Alcoholics Anonymous founded by two recovering alcoholics, using a 12-step program to help alcoholics overcome their addiction.
10 June 1967 – end of the Six Day War, when Israel and the Arab coalition consisting of Egypt, Jordan & Syria, agree to a UN mediated cease-fire.