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Meanings of vomitory in inglês

An agent that causes vomiting.

Synonyms
Examples for "emetic"
Examples for "emetic"
1
When the symptoms first appear give the patient a warm water emetic.
The Royal Road to Health; Or, the Secret of Health Without Drugs
2
The addition of a dose of garlic converts it into an emetic.
First Footsteps in East Africa
3
A teaspoonful of powdered dry Primrose root will act as an emetic.
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure
4
He forced an emetic down her throat, but it had no effect.
Sleeping Fires: a Novel
5
An emetic kindly administered will set our friend here on his legs.
The Ordeal of Richard Feverel — Volume 4
1
The doctors operated upon him as best they knew, with leeches and phlebotomy and purgatives and vomitives, and came very near killing him.
The Life and Works of Friedrich Schiller
Usage of vomitory in inglês
1
Suddenly came a frightful roar and a black beast leaped forth from the deep vomitory.
Woman Triumphant (La Maja Desnuda)
2
The upper tiers were approached by vomitories and by a subterranean corridor.
The Wonders of Pompeii
3
Here she made her way to a door that opened on the common and public vomitories of the structure.
The Bravo: A Tale
Frequent collocations
Vomitory through the time