anacathartic

== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἀνακαθαρτικός (anakathartikós, “to cleanse upward, i.e. by vomiting”). See cathartic. === Adjective === anacathartic (not comparable) (dated) That produces vomiting. Synonyms: emetic, emetogenic === Noun === anacathartic (plural anacathartics) (dated) Any medicine or substance that produces vomiting. Synonyms: emetic, emetogen, vomitive, vomitory ==== Related terms ==== === References === “anacathartic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.