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noun • a medicinal drug used to evoke vomiting (especially in cases of drug overdose or poisoning) | ||||||||
| 46% | 8 | Turn into an icecap | ||||||
verb • cover with ice or snow or a glacier • become frozen and covered with glaciers | ||||||||
| 33% | 5 | Purgative, emetic | ||||||
noun • an injection of a liquid through the anus to stimulate evacuation; sometimes used for diagnostic purposes | ||||||||
Melting Icecap Used As An Emetic Crossword Clue
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IPECAC which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
IPECAC
Updated: October 14, 2023
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