aperient
[ uh-peer-ee-uhnt ]
/ əˈpɪər i ənt /
adjective
having a mild purgative or laxative effect.
noun
a medicine or food that acts as a mild laxative.
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Origin of aperient
1620–30; <Latin aperient- (stem of aperiēns opening, present participle of aperīre to open), equivalent to aperi- (apparently ap-, variant of ab-ab- + -eri-) + -ent--ent; the base -eri-, perhaps with an earlier shape *wery- or *twery-, occurs only in this verb and operīre to close (see cover, operculum)
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aperient
/ (əˈpɪərɪənt) med /
adjective
laxative
noun
a mild laxative
Word Origin for aperient
C17: from Latin aperīre to open
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