NAUSEANT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does nauseant mean? 

• NAUSEANT (noun)
  The noun NAUSEANT has 1 sense:

1. a medicine that induces nausea and vomiting

  Familiarity information: NAUSEANT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NAUSEANT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A medicine that induces nausea and vomiting

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

emetic; nauseant; vomit; vomitive

Hypernyms ("nauseant" is a kind of...):

curative; cure; remedy; therapeutic (a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "nauseant"):

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)

Derivation:

nauseate (upset and make nauseated)