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aperients

aperients is the plural of aperient.

Meaning of aperient

Noun

aperient (plural aperients)

  1. 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.
    • In its fresh vegetable state, chicory, or succory—the Cichorium Intybus of botanists, is said to be a good tonic, and to have the effect of an aperient.1849 April 7, “The Outcry about Chicory”, in William, Robert Chambers, editors, Chambers’s Edinburgh Journal, volume XI, number 275 (New Series), Edinburgh: Published by William and Robert Chambers...

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Questions about aperients

What is aperients the plural of?
Aperients is the plural of aperient.

Words near aperients in the dictionary

  1. apericube
  2. apericubes
  3. aperid
  4. aperids
  5. aperient
  6. aperients
  7. aperies
  8. aperiodic
  9. aperiodical
  10. aperiodically
  11. aperiodicities

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