aperient
21aperitive — /euh per i tiv/, Med. adj. 1. aperient. 2. having a stimulating effect on the appetite. n. 3. an aperient. 4. an appetite stimulant. [1575 85; < ML aperitivus, var. of LL apertivus, equiv. to L apert (see APERTURE) + ivus IVE] * * * …
22aperitive — 1. adjective Tending to open the bowels; aperient 2. noun aperient …
23aperitive — Stimulating the appetite. [Fr. apéritif, from L. aperio, to open] * * * aper·i·tive ə per ət iv adj 1) APERIENT 2) stimulating the appetite aperitive n APERIENT * * * aper·i·tive (ə …
24purgative — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. cathartic, emetic, laxative, physic, aperient. adj. purifying, cleansing; abstergent, evacuant, cathartic, expulsive, emetic, aperient, physic, laxative; restorative. See cleanness. II (Roget s IV) n …
25Opening — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Opening >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 hole hole foramen Sgm: N 1 puncture puncture perforation Sgm: N 1 fontanel fontanel Sgm: N 1 transforation transforation Sgm: N 1 pinhole pinhole …
26Cleanness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Cleanness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 cleanness cleanness cleanliness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 purity purity Sgm: N 1 cleaning cleaning &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 purification purification defecation …
27Remedy — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Remedy >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 remedy remedy help redress Sgm: N 1 anthelmintic anthelmintic Sgm: N 1 antidote antidote antifebrile antipoison counterpoison antitoxin antispasmodic …
28cover — [13] Cover comes ultimately from Latin cooperīre, a compound verb formed from the intensive prefix com ‘completely’ and operīre ‘cover’ (a relative of aperīre ‘open’, from which English gets aperient). It passed into English via Old French cuvrir …
29deobstruent — I. a. (Med.) Laxative, aperient, loosening. II. n. (Med.) Laxative, aperient, loosening medicine …
30laxative — I. a. Loosening, aperient, deobstruent, purgative. II. n. Laxative medicine, purgative, aperient, deobstruent …
