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purgative
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun purgative has 1 sense
- purgative(n = noun.artifact) aperient, cathartic, physic - a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels; Array has particulars: aloes, bitter aloes, castor oil, epsom salts, laxative, milk of magnesia, rochelle powder, seidlitz powder, seidlitz powders
is a kind of medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine
Derived form adjective purgative1
Adjective purgative has 1 sense
- purgative(s = adj.all) cathartic, evacuant - strongly laxative; Array Derived forms noun purgative1, verb purge7
CIDE DICTIONARY
purgative, a. [L. purgativus: cf. F. purgatif.].
Having the power or quality of purging; cathartic. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
purgative, adj. & n.
--adj.
1 serving to purify.
2 strongly laxative.
--n.
1 a purgative thing.
2 a laxative.
--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)
THESAURUS
purgative
abstergent, alleviating, alleviative, analgesic, anesthetic, anodyne, aperient, apologetic, ascetic, assuasive, atoning, balmy, balsamic, benumbing, carminative, cathartic, cleaner, cleaning, cleaning agent, cleaning solvent, cleanser, cleansing, cleansing cream, cold cream, compensational, compensatory, cream, deadening, demulcent, dentifrice, depurant, depurative, detergent, diuretic, dulling, easing, emetic, emollient, enema, expiatory, expurgatory, holystone, laxative, lenitive, lotion, lustral, lustrational, lustrative, mitigating, mitigative, mouthwash, nauseant, numbing, pain-killing, palliative, penitential, physic, piacular, propitiatory, pumice stone, purgatorial, purge, purging, purificatory, purifier, purifying, reclamatory, recompensing, redeeming, redemptive, redressing, relieving, remedial, reparative, reparatory, repentant, repenting, restitutional, restitutive, restitutory, righting, rinse, satisfactional, shampoo, soap, softening, solvent, soothing, squaring, subduing, synthetic detergent, tooth powder, toothpaste, washROGET THESAURUS
purgative
Cleanness
N cleanness, cleanliness, purity, cleaning, purification, defecation, purgation, lustration, detersion, abstersion, epuration, mundation, ablution, lavation, colature, disinfection, drainage, sewerage, lavatory, laundry, washhouse, washerwoman, laundress, dhobi, laundryman, washerman, scavenger, dustman, sweep, white wings brush, broom, besom, mop, rake, shovel, sieve, riddle, screen, filter, blotter, napkin, cloth, maukin, malkin, handkerchief, towel, sudary, doyley, doily, duster, sponge, mop, swab, cover, drugget, wash, lotion, detergent, cathartic, purgative, purifier, disinfectant, aperient, benzene, benzine benzol, benolin, bleaching powder, chloride of lime, dentifrice, deobstruent, laxative, clean, cleanly, pure, immaculate, spotless, stainless, taintless, trig, without a stain, unstained, unspotted, unsoiled, unsullied, untainted, uninfected, sweet, sweet as a nut, neat, spruce, tidy, trim, gimp, clean as a new penny, like a cat in pattens, cleaned, kempt, abstergent, cathartic, cleansing, purifying, neatly, clean as a whistle.
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