Vomit vs Ipecac - What's the difference?
vomit | ipecac |
To regurgitate the contents of a stomach; puke.
* Bible, Jonah ii. 10
To eject from any hollow place; to belch forth; to emit.
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* Milton
* Charlotte Brontë
The regurgitated former contents of a stomach.
The act of regurgitating.
(obsolete) That which causes vomiting; an emetic.
* Shakespeare
The plant ipecacuanha (Psychotria ipecacuanha ) or its root.
, produced from this plant's root, used to induce emesis (vomiting).
As nouns the difference between vomit and ipecac
is that vomit is the regurgitated former contents of a stomach while ipecac is the plant ipecacuanha (Psychotria ipecacuanha) or its root.As a verb vomit
is to regurgitate the contents of a stomach; puke.vomit
English
(wikipedia vomit)Verb
(en verb)- The fish vomited out Jonah upon the dry land.
- After about a minute, the creek bed vomited the debris into a gently sloped meadow. Saugstad felt the snow slow and tried to keep her hands in front of her.
- Like the sons of Vulcan, vomit smoke.
- a column of smoke, such as might be vomited by a park of artillery
Derived terms
* vomitableSynonyms
* See alsoNoun
(-)- He gives your Hollander a vomit .