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Meaning of EVACUANT

Pronunciation:  i'vakyoount

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[adj]  strongly laxative
 

EVACUANT is a 8 letter word that starts with E.

 

 Synonyms: cathartic, laxative, purgative
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\E*vac"u*ant\, a. [L. evacuans, -antis, p. pr. of
evacuare: cf. F. ['e]vacuant.]
Emptying; evacuative; purgative; cathartic. -- n. (Med.) A
purgative or cathartic.

 

 

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