depurative
[ dep-yuh-rey-tiv ]
/ ˈdɛp yəˌreɪ tɪv /
adjective
serving to depurate; purifying.
noun
a depurative agent or substance.
Words nearby depurative
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depth psychology,
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deputize,
deputy,
deputy minister
Example sentences from the Web for depurative
At this stage of the disease it is right to assist the depurative work of nature.
Purgatives should be used for their depurative effects, and never as antiphologistics.
I have found bitartrate of potassium the most grateful and efficient saline for depurative action.
British Dictionary definitions for depurative
depurative
/ (ˈdɛpjʊˌreɪtɪv, -rətɪv) /
adjective
used for or capable of depurating; purifying; purgative
noun
a depurative substance or agent