cathartic
121physic — /ˈfɪzɪk / (say fizik) –noun Obsolete 1. a medicine, especially one that purges; a cathartic. 2. the medical art or profession. 3. natural science. –verb (t) (physicked, physicking) 4. Archaic to treat with physic or medicine. 5. US Colloquial to… …
122colocynth — [käl′ə sinth΄] n. [L colocynthis < Gr kolokynthis] 1. an African and Asian perennial vine (Citrullus colocynthis) of the gourd family, whose small, dried fruits are used in making a strong cathartic 2. this fruit, or the cathartic prepared… …
123Culver's root — noun a tall perennial herb having spikes of small white or purple flowers; common in eastern North America • Syn: ↑Culvers root, ↑Culver s physic, ↑Culvers physic, ↑whorlywort, ↑Veronicastrum virginicum • Hypernyms: ↑asterid dicot genus …
124horse cassia — noun 1. tropical American semi evergreen tree having erect racemes of pink or rose colored flowers; used as an ornamental • Syn: ↑pink shower, ↑pink shower tree, ↑Cassia grandis • Hypernyms: ↑cassia 2. East Indian tree having long pods containing …
125psychotherapeutic — adjective 1. of or relating to or practicing psychotherapy (Freq. 1) psychotherapeutic sessions • Pertains to noun: ↑psychotherapy • Derivationally related forms: ↑psychotherapy 2. emotionally purging • …
126Rochelle powder — noun an effervescing salt containing sodium bicarbonate and Rochelle salt and tartaric acid; used as a cathartic • Syn: ↑Seidlitz powder, ↑Seidlitz powders • Hypernyms: ↑purgative, ↑cathartic, ↑physic, ↑aperient …
127cathartically — adverb see cathartic I * * * cathartˈically adverb • • • Main Entry: ↑cathartic …
128ca|thar|ti|cal — «kuh THAHR tuh kuhl», adjective. = cathartic. (Cf. ↑cathartic) …
