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emetogenic

emetogenic adjective: causing vomiting.

Adjective

emetogenic (comparative more emetogenic, superlative most emetogenic)

  1. Causing vomiting.
    Synonyms:
    emetic

Synonyms of emetogenic

Forms of emetogenic

comparativemore emetogenic
superlativemost emetogenic

Origin of emetogenic

From emeto- + -genic.

Words formed from emetogenic

Questions about emetogenic

What does emetogenic mean?
Emetogenic means causing vomiting.
What part of speech is emetogenic?
Emetogenic is an adjective.

Words near emetogenic in the dictionary

  1. emetizing
  2. emeto
  3. emeto-
  4. emetocathartic
  5. emetogen
  6. emetogenic
  7. emetogenicity
  8. emetogens
  9. emetology
  10. emetophile
  11. emetophiles

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