emetic

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In those days, the only available cure was tartar emetic, a compound of antimony that was administered as 12–16 injections given once a week.

From Nature • Nov. 7, 2017

Lee was more like the National Antidote—probably she would have preferred emetic, or gag reflex, something that expressed her unwillingness to humor the Chamber of Commerce or our contemporary age of ubiquity and oversaturation.

From Slate • Apr. 8, 2016

The market had overindulged in speculation and borrowing, and it was issuing its own emetic.

From New York Times • Aug. 4, 2015

But how lovely for the Wyvern's strange aficionados of the Chegwin timbre, all happily immune to its emetic qualities, that he'll be giving his Wishee Washee there.

From The Guardian • Jul. 14, 2012

Fortunately, it proved emetic; and her stomach having rejected all that she had swallowed, she was restored to health, though her recovery was for some time doubtful.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer