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antiemetic

/ˌænti.əˈmɛtɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.64 in modern English

Syllables
antiemet-ic
IPA
/ˌænti.əˈmɛtɪk/
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That combats nausea and vomiting

noun

A drug that combats nausea and vomiting

Etymology

From anti- + emetic.

Inflected Forms

more antiemetic (comparative) most antiemetic (superlative) antemetic (alternative) anti-emetic (alternative) antiemetics (plural)

Synonyms

antiemetic drug

Antonyms

emetic

Questions

How do you pronounce antiemetic?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌænti.əˈmɛtɪk/.
What does antiemetic mean?
That combats nausea and vomiting
Where does antiemetic come from?
From anti- + emetic.

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