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pur·ga·tive

 (pûr′gə-tĭv)
adj.
Tending to cleanse or purge, especially causing evacuation of the bowels.
n.
A purgative agent or medicine; a cathartic.
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purgative

(ˈpɜːɡətɪv) med
n
(Medicine) a drug or agent for purging the bowels
adj
(Medicine) causing evacuation of the bowels; cathartic
ˈpurgatively adv
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pur•ga•tive

(ˈpɜr gə tɪv)

adj.
1. purging or cleansing, esp. by causing evacuation of the bowels.
n.
2. a purgative medicine or agent; cathartic.
[1350–1400; Middle English purgatyf (< Middle French) < Late Latin pūrgātīvus= pūrgat(us), past participle of pūrgāre to purge + -īvus -ive]
pur′ga•tive•ly, adv.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.purgative - a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels
aperient, cathartic, physic
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
medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine - (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
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
Rochelle powder, Seidlitz powder, Seidlitz powders - an effervescing salt containing sodium bicarbonate and Rochelle salt and tartaric acid; used as a cathartic
Adj.1.purgative - strongly laxative
evacuant, cathartic
laxative - stimulating evacuation of feces
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purgative

noun
1. purge, laxative, cathartic, enema, physic (rare), emetic, aperient (Medical), depurative, evacuant The doctor tried to reduce his fever by inducing diarrhea with a purgative.
adjective
1. purging, cleansing, laxative, aperient (Medical), depurative, evacuant a purgative tea
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

purgative

adjective
1. Of, relating to, or tending to eliminate:
cathartic, eliminative, eliminatory, evacuant, evacuative, excretory.
2. Serving to purify of sin:
expiatory, lustral, lustrative, purgatorial, purificatory.
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Translations
projímadloprojímavý
afføringsmiddel
laxerandi/búkhreinsandi lyf

purgative

[ˈpɜːgətɪv]
A. ADJ (Med) → purgante, purgativo
B. N (Med) → purgante m
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

purgative

adj (Med) → abführend, purgativ (spec); (fig liter) → läuternd (geh)
n → Abführmittel nt, → Purgativ nt (spec)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

purgative

[ˈpɜːgətɪv]
1. n (Med) → purgante m
2. adj → purgativo/a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

purge

(pəːdʒ) verb
1. to make (something) clean by clearing it of everything that is bad, not wanted etc.
2. to rid (a political party etc) of disloyal members.
noun
an act of purging.
purgative (ˈpəːgətiv) noun, adjective
(a medicine) which clears waste matter out of the body.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

pur·ga·tive

n. purgante, catártico, agente que causa evacuación intestinal;
___ enema → enema, lavativa, lavabo;
___ saline → ___ salino.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

purgative

(ant) adj purgante; n purgante m, purga
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