purgative
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1. a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels (noun.artifact)
| hyponym | : | aloes, bitter aloes, |
| definition | : | a purgative made from the leaves of aloe (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | castor oil, |
| definition | : | a purgative extracted from the seed of the castor-oil plant; used in paint and varnish as well as medically (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | epsom salts, |
| definition | : | (used with a singular noun) hydrated magnesium sulfate used as a laxative (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | laxative, |
| definition | : | a mild cathartic (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | milk of magnesia, |
| definition | : | purgative consisting of a milky white liquid suspension of magnesium hydroxide; used as a laxative and (in smaller doses) as an antacid (noun.artifact) |
2. strongly laxative (adj.all)
| similar | : | laxative, |
| definition | : | stimulating evacuation of feces (adj.all) |
3. a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | aperient, |
| definition | : | mildly laxative (adj.all) |
4. strongly laxative (adj.all)
| derivation | : | catharsis, katharsis, purgation, |
| definition | : | purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | empty, evacuate, void, |
| definition | : | excrete or discharge from the body (verb.body) |
| derivation | : | purge, |
| definition | : | excrete or evacuate (someone's bowels or body) (verb.body) |
5. a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | aperient, |
| definition | : | mildly laxative (adj.all) |
6. strongly laxative (adj.all)
| derivation | : | catharsis, katharsis, purgation, |
| definition | : | purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | empty, evacuate, void, |
| definition | : | excrete or discharge from the body (verb.body) |
| derivation | : | purge, |
| definition | : | excrete or evacuate (someone's bowels or body) (verb.body) |
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