depurative

[ dep-yuh-rey-tiv ]

adjective

1. serving to depurate; purifying.

noun

1. a depurative agent or substance.

depurative

/ ˈdɛpjʊˌreɪtɪv; -rətɪv /

adjective

1. used for or capable of depurating; purifying; purgative

noun

1. a depurative substance or agent

Word History and Origins

Origin of depurative¹

First recorded in 1675–85; depurate + -ive

Example Sentences

I have found bitartrate of potassium the most grateful and efficient saline for depurative action.

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In other cases—and this is especially true of malarial hmaturia—depurative medication becomes paramount.

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Purgatives should be used for their depurative effects, and never as antiphologistics.

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At this stage of the disease it is right to assist the depurative work of nature.

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