As nouns the difference between emetic and expectorants
is that emetic is an agent that induces vomiting while expectorants is plural of expectorant.
As an adjective emetic
is causing nausea and vomiting.
emetic
English
Alternative forms
* emetick (obsolete)
Adjective
(
en adjective)
(medicine) causing nausea and vomiting
Noun
(
en noun)
an agent that induces vomiting
Synonyms
* (an agent that induces vomiting) vomitive, vomitory
Related terms
* emesis
* emetology