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View synonyms for evacuant

evacuant

[ ih-vak-yoo-uhnt ]

adjective

  1. evacuating; promoting thorough evacuation, especially from the bowels; cathartic; purgative.


noun

  1. an evacuant medicine or agent; cathartic; purgative.

evacuant

/ ɪˈvækjʊənt /

adjective

  1. serving to promote excretion, esp of the bowels
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. an evacuant agent
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of evacuant1

First recorded in 1720–30, evacuant is from the Latin word ēvacuant- (stem of ēvacuāns, present participle of ēvacuāre ). See evacuate, -ant

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