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depurative
[ dep-yuh-rey-tiv ]
noun
- a depurative agent or substance.
depurative
/ ˈdɛpjʊˌreɪtɪv; -rətɪv /
adjective
- used for or capable of depurating; purifying; purgative
noun
- a depurative substance or agent
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Word History and Origins
Origin of depurative1
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Example Sentences
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I give it merely as a depurative, and not as an alterative.
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These must be gotten rid of by depurative medicines.
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The indications for depurative treatment are jaundiced skin and eyes, furred tongue, costive bowels, and scanty, loaded urine.
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It is therefore proper that in this large majority of cases of remittent fever depurative treatment should be conjoined with the specific treatment.
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Purgatives should be used for their depurative effects, and never as antiphologistics.
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