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Purgative

adjective
1.
Strongly laxative.  Synonyms: cathartic, evacuant.






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"Purgative" Quotes from Famous Books



... one of his observations, gives the history of a powder called magnesia alba, which had long been used and esteemed as a mild and tasteless purgative; but the method of preparing it was not generally known before he made ...
— Experiments upon magnesia alba, Quicklime, and some other Alcaline Substances • Joseph Black



Words linked to "Purgative" :   castor oil, medicine, aperient, purge, aloes, cathartic, milk of magnesia, Seidlitz powder, medicinal drug, Rochelle powder, laxative, bitter aloes, medication, medicament, evacuant, Epsom salts, Seidlitz powders



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