adj. Removing obstructions; having the power to clear or open the natural ducts of the fluids and secretions of the body; aperient.
n. Any medicine that removes obstructions; an aperient.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Removing obstructions; having power to clear or open the natural ducts of the fluids and secretions of the body; aperient.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
In medicine, removing obstructions.
n. A medicine which removes obstructions and opens the natural passages of the fluids of the body; an aperient: as, calomel is a powerful deobstruent.
Word Usage
"They are attenuating and deobstruent, consequently of service in disorders arising from a languid circulation, a viscidity of the juices, a lax fibre, and obstructed viscera."