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evacuant

 
Dictionary: e·vac·u·ant
(ĭ-văk'yū-ənt) pronunciation
adj.
Causing evacuation, especially of the bowels; purgative.

n.
A purgative.


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adjective

    Of, relating to, or tending to eliminate: cathartic, eliminative, eliminatory, evacuative, excretory, purgative. See keep/release.

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(ĭ-văk'yū-ənt)
adj.

Causing evacuation, especially of the bowels; purgative.

n.

A purgative agent.

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1. promoting evacuation.
2. an agent that promotes evacuation.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: strongly laxative
  Synonyms: cathartic, purgative


 
 
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