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evacuant

[ ih-vak-yoo-uhnt ]
/ ɪˈvæk yu ənt /
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adjective
evacuating; promoting thorough evacuation, especially from the bowels; cathartic; purgative.
noun
an evacuant medicine or agent; cathartic; purgative.
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Origin of evacuant

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

Words nearby evacuant

Euxine, Euxine Sea, euxinia, EV, Eva, evacuant, evacuate, evacuation, evacuator, evacuee, evade
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Words related to evacuant

aperient, cathartic, eliminatory, evacuative, excretory, expulsive, purgative, laxative

British Dictionary definitions for evacuant

evacuant
/ (ɪˈvækjʊənt) /
adjective
serving to promote excretion, esp of the bowels
noun
an evacuant agent
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