evacuant

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evacuant - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Evacuant \E*vac"u*ant\, a. [L.evacuans, -antis, p. pr. of
     evacuare: cf. F. ['e]vacuant.]
     Emptying; evacuative; purgative; cathartic. -- n. (Med.) A
     purgative or cathartic.
     [1913 Webster]

evacuant - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  evacuant
      adj 1: strongly laxative [syn: cathartic, evacuant,
             purgative]