Synonyms

evacuant

American

[ih-vak-yoo-uhnt] / ɪˈvæk yu ənt /

adjective

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

noun

an evacuant medicine or agent; cathartic; purgative.

evacuant British

/ ɪˈvækjʊənt /

adjective

serving to promote excretion, esp of the bowels

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noun

an evacuant agent

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Etymology

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

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