Antiemetic
of or relating to a substance that is useful in the suppression of nausea or vomiting.
any such substance.
historical examples
the nausea returned at certain moments, but these attacks were disposed of by ginger ale and rivires’ antiemetic drink.
against the grain joris-karl huysmans
adjective
preventing vomiting
noun
any antiemetic drug, such as promethazine or metoclopramide
antiemetic an·ti·e·met·ic (ān’tē-ĭ-mět’ĭk, ān’tī-)
adj.
preventing or arresting vomiting. n.
an agent that prevents or arrests vomiting.
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