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Adjective: purgative  pur-gu-tiv
  1. Strongly laxative
    "The doctor prescribed a purgative medication to relieve his constipation";
    - cathartic, evacuant
Noun: purgative  pur-gu-tiv
  1. A purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels
    "The doctor prescribed a mild purgative to relieve the patient's constipation";
    - cathartic, physic [archaic], aperient

Derived forms: purgatives

See also: laxative

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

Encyclopedia: Purgative