purgative
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/ˈpɜːrɡətɪv/
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/ˈpɜːɡətɪv/
makes you go to the bathroom to remove waste.
This medicine acts as a purgative to clean the stomach.
a medicine or substance that makes you go to the bathroom to remove waste.
If you're constipated, taking a purgative might help.