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    PURGATIVE

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowelsplay

    Synonyms:

    aperient; cathartic; physic; purgative

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("purgative" is a kind of...):

    medicament; medication; medicinal drug; medicine ((medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "purgative"):

    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)

    Rochelle powder; Seidlitz powder; Seidlitz powders (an effervescing salt containing sodium bicarbonate and Rochelle salt and tartaric acid; used as a cathartic)

    Derivation:

    purgative (strongly laxative)

     II. (adjective) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Strongly laxativeplay

    Synonyms:

    cathartic; evacuant; purgative

    Classified under:

    Adjectives

    Similar:

    laxative (stimulating evacuation of feces)

    Derivation:

    purgative (a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels)

    purge (excrete or evacuate (someone's bowels or body))

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