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purgative

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) purgative (adjective)
  2. 2) purgative (noun)
  3. purgative way (noun)

1pur·ga·tive

adj \ˈpər-gə-tiv\

Definition of PURGATIVE

: purging or tending to purge
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Origin of PURGATIVE

Middle English purgatif, from Late Latin purgativus, from Latin purgatus, past participle
First Known Use: 15th century

Other Pharmacology Terms

anodyne, cathartic, emetic, emollient, liniment, paregoric, poultice, soporific, spectrum

Rhymes with PURGATIVE

ergative

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