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Definition of Evacuant
1. Adjective. Strongly laxative.
Similar to: Laxative
Derivative terms: Catharsis, Cathartic, Evacuate, Purgative, Purge
Definition of Evacuant
1. a. Emptying; evacuative; purgative; cathartic.
Definition of Evacuant
1. Adjective. something used to clean out an organ system, especially the bowels. ¹
2. Adjective. a laxative ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Evacuant
1. a cathartic medicine [n -S]
Medical Definition of Evacuant
1.
Emptying; evacuative; purgative; cathartic.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Evacuant
Literary usage of Evacuant
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Manual of Pharmacology and Its Applications to Therapeutics and Toxicology by Torald Hermann Sollmann (1917)
"It owes its activity to organic acids, especially citric. It is used as a laxative,
in doses of 4 to 30 Gm. (i to 8 drams). evacuant ENEMAS Rectal ..."
2. An Explanation of the Organ Stops with Hints for Effective Combinations by Carl Locher (1888)
"evacuant (from the Latin evacuare, to empty) is a stop by means of which the
organist, on ceasing to play, can relieve the bellows of all wind pressure. ..."
3. Medical and Miscellaneous Observations Relative to the West India Islands by John Williamson (1817)
"By evacuant remedies and quietness, he got better. The above case was certainly
apoplectic ; temperance had been particularly recommended, and as little ..."
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