 cathartic |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] strongly laxative | |
| Synonyms: | purgative evacuant | |
| Related terms: | laxative | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] emotionally purging (of e.g. art) | |
| Synonyms: | releasing | |
| Related terms: | art emotional | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] emotionally purging | |
| Synonyms: | psychotherapeutic | |
| Related terms: | healthful | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (medicine,pharmacology) a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels | |
| Synonyms: | laxative physic aperient purgative | |
| Related terms: | medicine aloes milk_of_magnesia Epsom_salts laxative Seidlitz_powder castor_oil | |
| Similar spelling: |
cathartid Cathartidae Cathartes |
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