eliminative
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At the other extreme are so-called eliminative materialists, who question whether anything is really conscious, including humans.
From Scientific American • Dec. 4, 2017
The U.S. was told what his wife read to him, what music he heard and how it was with his eliminative processes.
From Time Magazine Archive
When the use of inorganic minerals is discontinued and when the proper methods of eliminative treatment, dietetic and otherwise, are applied, these mineral substances are gradually dislodged and carried out of the system.
From Nature Cure by Lindlahr, Henry
Does Nature have her way, or do neglect and bad habits rule the assimilative and eliminative functions of the bowels?
From Intestinal Ills Chronic Constipation, Indigestion, Autogenetic Poisons, Diarrhea, Piles, Etc. Also Auto-Infection, Auto-Intoxication, Anemia, Emaciation, Etc. Due to Proctitis and Colitis by Jamison, Alcinous B. (Alcinous Burton)
They should never fast except in acute diseases and during eliminative healing crises, when Nature calls for the fast as a means of cure.
From Nature Cure by Lindlahr, Henry
