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nauseant
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun nauseant has 1 sense
- nauseant(n = noun.artifact) emetic, vomit, vomitive - a medicine that induces nausea and vomiting; Array has particulars: ipecac, dry mustard, powdered mustard
is a kind of curative, cure, remedy, therapeutic
Derived form verb nauseate1
CIDE DICTIONARY
nauseant, n. [L. nauseans, p. pr. Of nauseare.].
A substance which produces nausea; an emetic. [1913 Webster]
THESAURUS
nauseant
abstergent, cathartic, cleaner, cleaning agent, cleaning solvent, cleanser, cleansing cream, cold cream, cream, dentifrice, depurant, detergent, disgustingness, diuretic, emetic, enema, fetidness, foulness, holystone, loathsomeness, lotion, mouthwash, nastiness, nauseousness, obnoxiousness, odiousness, offensiveness, overripeness, pumice stone, purgative, purge, purifier, rancidity, rancidness, rankness, repugnance, repulsiveness, rinse, rottenness, shampoo, sickener, soap, solvent, synthetic detergent, tooth powder, toothpaste, vileness, vomit, vomitive, wash
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