aperient

Meaning

Adj

1. Having a gentle laxative effect.
2. Serving to open or reveal.

Noun

A laxative, either in the form of a medicine or a food such as asparagus or hops, which has the effect of moving the bowels, or aiding digestion and preventing constipation.

Synonyms

purgative

laxative

evacuant

physic

cathartic

appetitif

cathartical

purge

orectic

aperitive

laxtive

Translations

καθαρτικό

laxante

laxatif

purgante

lassativo

Abführmittel

Laxans

laxativum

purgerend

laxante

catártico

depurativo

laxativo

Etymology

Attested since the early 17th century, from Latin aperiens, present participle of aperire (“to open”).