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purgative |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Purgative \Pur"ga*tive\, a. [L. purgativus: cf F. purgatif.] Having the power or quality of purging; cathartic. -- n. (Med.) A purging medicine; a cathartic. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: purgative adj : strongly laxative [syn: {cathartic}, {evacuant}] n : a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels [syn: {cathartic}, {laxative}, {physic}, {aperient}]
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