depurative

[ dep-yuh-rey-tiv ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

depurative

/ -rətɪv; ˈdɛpjʊˌreɪtɪv /

First recorded in 1675–85; depurate + -ive

I have found bitartrate of potassium the most grateful and efficient saline for depurative action.

In other cases—and this is especially true of malarial hmaturia—depurative medication becomes paramount.

Purgatives should be used for their depurative effects, and never as antiphologistics.

At this stage of the disease it is right to assist the depurative work of nature.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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