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nau·se·ant

(nô′zē-ənt, -zhē-, -sē-, -shē-)

adj.

Inducing nausea or vomiting.

nau′se·ant n.

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nauseant

(ˈnɔːzɪənt)

(Medicine) a substance inducing nausea and vomiting; an emetic

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nauseant - a medicine that induces nausea and vomiting

emetic, vomitive, vomit

ipecac - a medicinal drug used to evoke vomiting (especially in cases of drug overdose or poisoning)

dry mustard, powdered mustard - a substance such that one to three tablespoons dissolved in a glass of warm water is a homemade emetic

curative, cure, therapeutic, remedy - a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain

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