purgative

🇺🇸 /ˈpɜːrɡətɪv/ 🇬🇧 /ˈpɜːɡətɪv/
Frequency
Difficulty
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adjective
R

makes you go to the bathroom to remove waste.

This medicine acts as a purgative to clean the stomach.

noun
R

a medicine or substance that makes you go to the bathroom to remove waste.

If you're constipated, taking a purgative might help.

translation

adj. makes you go to the bathroom to remove waste.
n. a medicine or substance that makes you go to the bathroom to remove waste.

Word Forms

Plural purgatives