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purgative
/ˈpɜr ɡə tɪv/
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a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels
purgative meaning(s)
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- (n) a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels
- (adj) strongly laxative
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- As a result, she evokes a purgative pity and terror.
- After that, Dine went through a purgative period: he did canvases that were all black or white except for some arbitrary mark or tiny design.
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purgatorial
/ˌpɜr ɡə ˈtɔ rɪəl/
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serving to purge or rid of sin
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purgatory
/ˈpɜr ɡə ˌtɔ ri/
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a temporary condition of torment or suffering
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purge
/ˈpɜrdʒ/
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the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge
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purging
/ˈpɜr dʒɪŋ/
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an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired…
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purging cassia
deciduous or semi-evergreen tree having scented sepia to yellow flowers…
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purification
/ˌpjʊ rə fə ˈkeɪ ʃən/
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the act of cleaning by getting rid of impurities
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purified
/ˈpjʊ rə ˌfaɪd/
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remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate…
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purifier
/ˈpjʊ rə ˌfaɪ ər/
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an apparatus for removing impurities
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purify
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remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through…
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purifying
/ˈpjʊ rə ˌfaɪ ɪŋ/
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serving to purge or rid of sin
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purim
/ˈpʊ rəm/
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(Judaism) a Jewish holy day commemorating their deliverance from massacre by…
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purine
any of several bases that are derivatives of purine
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purinethol
a drug (trade name Purinethol) that interferes with the metabolism of purine…
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purism
/ˈpjʊə rɪ zəm/
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scrupulous or exaggerated insistence on purity or correctness (especially…
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purist
/ˈpjʊ rɪst/
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someone who insists on great precision and correctness (especially in the…
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puritan
/ˈpjʊ rə tən/
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a member of a group of English Protestants who in the 16th and 17th centuries…
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puritanic
/ˌpjʊə rɪ ˈtæ nɪk/
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morally rigorous and strict
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puritanical
/ˌpjʊ rə ˈtæ nɪ kəl/
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of or relating to Puritans or Puritanism
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puritanically
in a prudish manner
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puritanism
/ˈpjʊ rə tə ˌnɪ zəm/
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the beliefs and practices characteristic of Puritans (most of…
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purity
/ˈpjʊ rə ti/
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being undiluted or unmixed with extraneous material
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purkinje
Bohemian physiologist remembered for his discovery of Purkinje cells and the Purkinje…
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purkinje cell
a large densely branching neuron that is the characteristic cell of the…