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nauseant
[naw-zee-uhnt, -zhee-, -see-, -shee-]
adjective
producing nausea.
noun
a nauseant agent.
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Other 51Թ Forms
- antinauseant adjective
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51Թ History and Origins
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Cordite mingled with the raw, nauseant, revolting smell of scorched flesh and hair.
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Now, no sedative or nauseant is known that does not lock up the natural secretions and thus lessen the digestive powers.
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The plant is official in the Pharmacopœia of India as an emetic and in small doses is nauseant and diaphoretic.
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Now, no sedative or nauseant is known that does not lock up the natural secretions, and thus lessen the digestive powers.
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What does nauseant mean?
Nauseant means producing nausea—a feeling of sickness in your stomach, as if you might vomit.People can experience nausea from food that has upset their stomach, from the side effects of medications, or from a number of other conditions that affect the stomach, such as seasickness, motion sickness, morning sickness, carsickness, and anxiety. The word nauseating is much more commonly used to describe such things.Nauseant, on the other hand, is typically used in a medical context, such as to describe a medication or treatment that has nausea as a known side effect.The word nauseant can also be as a noun in this context to refer to such medications or to other things that can cause nausea.The word antinauseant can be used as a noun to refer to things like medications or other substances that are intended to relieve nausea, or as an adjective to describe such things.Example: The patient has gastrointestinal issues, so I avoided prescribing any nauseants.
Nauseant means producing nausea—a feeling of sickness in your stomach, as if you might vomit.People can experience nausea from food that has upset their stomach, from the side effects of medications, or from a number of other conditions that affect the stomach, such as seasickness, motion sickness, morning sickness, carsickness, and anxiety. The word nauseating is much more commonly used to describe such things.Nauseant, on the other hand, is typically used in a medical context, such as to describe a medication or treatment that has nausea as a known side effect.The word nauseant can also be as a noun in this context to refer to such medications or to other things that can cause nausea.The word antinauseant can be used as a noun to refer to things like medications or other substances that are intended to relieve nausea, or as an adjective to describe such things.Example: The patient has gastrointestinal issues, so I avoided prescribing any nauseants.
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