emetic
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It’s as if the very name of the man has on her an emetic effect.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
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
The market had overindulged in speculation and borrowing, and it was issuing its own emetic.
From New York Times ● Aug. 4, 2015
In truth, it is not Milwaukee’s superlative anything—not its worst beer, not even its best emetic.
From Slate ● Dec. 27, 2012
To bring them into balance, Dr. Harlow prescribes two powerful drugs—an "emetic" to make Phineas throw up and a "purgative," a powerful laxative, to evacuate his bowels.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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