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Webster 1913 Edition

Evacuant

E-vac′u-ant

,
Adj.
[L.
evacuans
,
-antis
, p. pr. of
evacuare
: cf. F.
évacuant
.]
Emptying; evacuative; purgative; cathartic.
–
Noun.
(Med.)
A purgative or cathartic.

Webster 1828 Edition

Evacuant

EVAC'UANT

,
Adj.
[L. evacuans.] Emptying; freeing from.

EVAC'UANT

,
Noun.
A medicine which procures evacuations, or promotes the natural secretions and excretions.

Definition 2024

evacuant

evacuant

See also: évacuant

English

Adjective

evacuant ‎(not comparable)

  1. Laxative.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Noun

evacuant ‎(plural evacuants)

  1. Something used to clean out an organ system, especially the bowels.
  2. A laxative.

Catalan

Verb

evacuant

  1. present participle of evacuar

Latin

Verb

ēvacuant

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of ēvacuō

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