Aperient

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Gently stimulating evacuation of the bowels; laxative.
  • n. A mild laxative.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. having a gentle laxative effect.
  • n. a laxative, either in the form of a medicine or a food such as hops or asparagus, which has the effect of moving the bowels, or aiding digestion and preventing constipation.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Gently opening the bowels; laxative.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • In medicine, gently purgative; having the quality of opening the bowels; laxative; deobstruent.
  • n. A medicine which gently opens the bowels; a laxative.
  • n. Also aperitive.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. mildly laxative
  • n. a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels
  • Equivalent
    laxative   
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    laxative    cathartic   
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