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Definition of evacuant in English: evacuantadjective ɪˈvakjʊəntəˈvækjəwənt (of a medicine or treatment) acting to induce some kind of bodily discharge. Synonyms laxative, aperient, lenitive, cathartic, evacuant, purging
noun ɪˈvakjʊəntəˈvækjəwənt An evacuant medicine, such as a laxative, an emetic, or a sudorific. Example sentencesExamples - For constipation common remedies were liquorice powder, Nyalls Figsen (Californian Syrup of Figs), cascara evacuant or senna pods.
Synonyms laxative, enema, aperient, lenitive, cathartic, evacuant
Origin Mid 18th century: from Latin evacuant- 'emptying (the bowels'), from the verb evacuare, later in the more general sense 'remove (contents)'. Definition of evacuant in US English: evacuantadjectiveəˈvakyəwəntəˈvækjəwənt (of a medicine or treatment) acting to induce some kind of bodily discharge. Synonyms laxative, aperient, lenitive, cathartic, evacuant, purging
nounəˈvakyəwəntəˈvækjəwənt A medicine that induces some kind of bodily discharge, such as an emetic, a sudorific, or especially a laxative. Example sentencesExamples - For constipation common remedies were liquorice powder, Nyalls Figsen (Californian Syrup of Figs), cascara evacuant or senna pods.
Synonyms laxative, enema, aperient, lenitive, cathartic, evacuant
Origin Mid 18th century: from Latin evacuant- ‘emptying (the bowels’), from the verb evacuare, later in the more general sense ‘remove (contents)’. |