depletantadj.n.
/dɪˈpliːtənt/ Medicine.
A. adj.
Having the property of depleting (see deplete v. 2).
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1895 N.E.D. Depletant, adj.
B. n.
A drug which has this property.
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the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > cleansing or expelling medicines > [noun]
mundificativea1400
mundifierc1475
mundification1580
mundicative1632
evacuative1656
relaxer1671
expeller1683
evacuatory1707
evacuator1718
rhyptic1721
abluent1726
evacuant1727
expellent1823
mundificant1842
eliminant1852
depletant1880
wash-out1955
1880 Libr. Universal Knowl. VIII. 13 Tonics are often of more service [in inflammation] than depletants.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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