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depuratory, a. (n.)|dɪˈpjʊərətərɪ|
[mod. f. ppl. stem of dēpūrāre: see -ory.]
A. adj. = depurative a.; formerly spec. ‘applied to certain diseases which were supposed to carry off impurities from the system’ (Syd. Soc. Lex.).
1676Phil. Trans. XI. 569 The Continual Depuratory Feaver. 1733Cheyne Eng. Malady ii. xi. §3 (1734) 233 Nervous Fevers, as distinguished from Hot and Depuratory ones. 1870Rolleston Anim. Life 256 A water-vascular or depuratory system.
B. n. = depurative n. |