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aperients

noun as in purgative

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Example Sentences

Emetics, saline medicines, and gentle aperients were necessary to alleviate these.

Feverish and irritable conditions yield frequently to aperients, or to gelsemium and quinine.

The idea that it tends specially to produce constipation afterwards is unfounded; it does not do so more than other aperients.

I would further suggest that the powders be differently coloured, one colour being used for emetics and another for aperients.

Aperients are medicines which move the bowels gently, such as dandelion root, &c.

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On this page you'll find 6 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to aperients, such as: aperient, emetic, laxative, physic, purge, and aperitive.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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