Purgative
11purgative — I. a. Cathartic, abstergent, abstersive, cleansing, purifying, evacuant, detersive, detergent. II. n. (Med.) Purge, physic, cathartic, scourer, purgative medicine …
12purgative — pur•ga•tive [[t]ˈpɜr gə tɪv[/t]] adj. 1) med purging or cleansing, esp. by causing evacuation of the bowels 2) pha a purgative medicine or agent; cathartic • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME purgatyf (< MF) < LL pūrgātīvus=pūrgat(us), ptp.… …
13purgative — /ˈpɜgətɪv / (say perguhtiv) adjective 1. purging; cleansing; specifically, causing evacuation of the bowels. –noun 2. a purgative medicine or agent. {Middle English, from Late Latin purgātīvus, past participle, cleansed} –purgatively, adverb …
14purgative — La au nahā, pakelo. See laxative, medicine. ♦ Among the plants listed by Blaisdell used as purgatives are ākia, aloe, hala, hau, ilima, ipu awa awa, kā e e, kaliko, kalo, koali awa, kuawa, kukui, mai a, moa, pānini awa awa, pilikai, pōhuehue …
15purgative — adj. & n. adj. 1 serving to purify. 2 strongly laxative. n. 1 a purgative thing. 2 a laxative. Etymology: ME f. OF purgatif ive or LL purgativus (as PURGE) …
16Purgative Way — • Stages in the spiritual life Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 …
17purgative — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English purgatif, from Late Latin purgativus, from Latin purgatus, past participle Date: 15th century purging or tending to purge II. noun Date: 1576 a purging medicine ; cathartic …
18purgative — 1. adjective (capable of) purging 2. noun something, such as a substance or medicine, that purges; laxative …
19purgative — Synonyms and related words: abstergent, alleviating, alleviative, analgesic, anesthetic, anodyne, aperient, apologetic, ascetic, assuasive, atoning, balmy, balsamic, benumbing, carminative, cathartic, cleaner, cleaning, cleaning agent, cleaning… …
20Purgative — A substance to relieve constipation. Aleurites, Allamanda, Aloe, Ananas, Andira, Annona, Argemone, Artemisia, Asclepias, Bocconia, Caesalpinia, Carapa, Cassia, Chlorophora, Clematis, Clitoria, Clusia, Costus, Crescentia, Davilla, Drepanocarpus,… …
