English > aperient: 2 senses > noun 1, artifactMeaning | A purging medicine; stimulates / stimulates evacuation of the bowels. |
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Synonyms | purgative, cathartic, physic |
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Narrower | Epsom salts | (used with a singular noun) hydrated magnesium sulfate used as a laxative |
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Seidlitz powder, Seidlitz powders, Rochelle powder | An effervescing salt containing sodium bicarbonate and Rochelle salt and tartaric acid |
aloes, bitter aloes | A purgative made from the leaves of aloe |
castor oil | A purgative extracted from the seed of the castor-oil plant |
laxative | A mild cathartic |
milk of magnesia | purgative consisting of a milky white liquid suspension of magnesium hydroxide |
Broader | medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug | (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease |
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Spanish | catártico, depurativo, laxante, purgante |
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Catalan | catàrtic, laxant, purgant |
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Adjectives | aperient | mildly laxative |
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