nauseant

[ naw-zee-uh nt, -zhee-, -see-, -shee- ]

/ ˈnɔ zi ənt, -ʒi-, -si-, -ʃi- /

Medicine/Medical

producing nausea.

a nauseant agent.

Origin of nauseant

1840–50; < Latin nauseant- (stem of nauseāns) present participle of nauseāre to be seasick. See nausea, -ant

an·ti·nau·se·ant, adjective, noun

Now, no sedative or nauseant is known that does not lock up the natural secretions and thus lessen the digestive powers.

Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why |Martha M. Allen
Cordite mingled with the raw, nauseant, revolting smell of scorched flesh and hair.

Operation Lorelie |William P. Salton
Diaphoretic, nauseant, and emetic when warm; tonic when cold.

Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I |Arnold Cooley
The influence of Antimony on the glandular organs is indirectly but powerfully intensified by its nauseant action.

The Action of Medicines in the System |Frederick William Headland

The nauseant action of squill, which is alluded to in connection with Anasarcin, is too well known to require more than a mention.

The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 1 of 2 |Various

nauseant

[ nô′zē-ənt, -zhē-, -sē-, -shē- ]

Inducing nausea or vomiting.

nau′se•ant n.