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catharical
CIDE DICTIONARY
catharical, a. [Gr. , fr. to cleanse, fr. pure; akin to F. chaste.].
- Cleansing the bowels; promoting evacuations by stool; purgative. [1913 Webster]
- Of or pertaining to the purgative principle of senna, as cathartic acid. [1913 Webster]
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