aperient
adj
Meaning
- Having a gentle laxative effect.
- Serving to open or reveal.
- 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.
Etymology / origin
Attested since the early 17th century, from Latin aperiens, present participle of aperire (“to open”).
- aperiens(Latin)→
- aperient (English)
- Relations: der
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