Definition of purgatives Purgatives
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What does purgatives mean?
Wiktionary 
- purgatives (Noun)
Plural of purgative.
Part of speech
🔤- purgatives, noun, plural of purgative.
WordNet
NounPlural: purgatives |
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| purgative - a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels | ||
| cathartic, physic, aperient | ||
| medicament, medicinal drug, medication, medicine the act of treating with medicines or remedies | ||
| aloes, bitter aloes a purgative made from the leaves of aloe | ||
| castor oil a purgative extracted from the seed of the castor-oil plant; used in paint and varnish as well as medically | ||
| epsom salts (used with a singular noun) hydrated magnesium sulfate used as a laxative | ||
| laxative a mild cathartic | ||
| milk of magnesia purgative consisting of a milky white liquid suspension of magnesium hydroxide; used as a laxative and (in smaller doses) as an antacid | ||
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Wiktionary
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- purgative (a.)
Having the power or quality of purging; cathartic. - purgative (n.)
A purging medicine; a cathartic.
Part of speech
🔤- purgative, noun, singular of purgatives.
