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Adjective: aperient  u'peer-ee-unt
  1. Mildly laxative
    "He took an aperient tea to aid digestion"
Noun: aperient  u'peer-ee-unt
  1. A purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels
    "The doctor prescribed a mild aperient to relieve the patient's constipation";
    - purgative, cathartic, physic [archaic]

Derived forms: aperients

See also: laxative

Type of: med [informal], medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine

Encyclopedia: Aperient