depurativeadj.n.
/dɪˈpjʊərətɪv//ˈdɛpjʊreɪtɪv/ A. adj.
Having the quality of cleansing from impurities.
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depurating1762
depurant1883
1684 tr. T. Bonet Guide Pract. Physician vi. 167 A depurative fermentation of the humours.
1830 J. Lindley Introd. Nat. Syst. Bot. 147 The depurative properties ascribed..to Viola canina.
B. n.
A purifying agent or medicine. depurative disease, a name given by Dickinson to lardaceous disease.
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depurant1875
1861 Technologist II. 30 Sarsaparilla..as a depurative and restorative in disorders of the blood.
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