purgative English

Meaning purgative meaning

What does purgative mean?

purgative

— noun a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels

— adjective (= cathartic) strongly laxative

Synonyms purgative synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as purgative?

purgative English » English

laxative

aperient

cathartic

purge

evacuant

physic

purifying

enema

cleansing

strong laxative

purgatorial

medicine

loosener

lapactic

inject

douche

doctor’s stuff

detersive

detergent

cathartical

catarrhectic

aperitive

antiseptic

Topics purgative topics

What do people use purgative to talk about?

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Medicine

• What are the names of particular types of medicine?
  analgesic antacid antibiotic antidote antihistamine antiseptic antitoxin aspirin barbiturate cathartic chloroquine drops eye drops emetic iodine immunization inoculation lozenge painkiller paregoric penicillin prophylactic purgative sedative sleeping pill stimulant sulfa tranquilizer transfusion Tylenol vaccine wine