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deobstruent

deobstruent adjective: removing obstructions; having the power to clear or open the natural ducts of the fluids and secretions of the body.

Adjective

deobstruent (comparative more deobstruent, superlative most deobstruent)

  1. (archaic) Removing obstructions; having the power to clear or open the natural ducts of the fluids and secretions of the body
    • deobstruent effect
    • deobstruent power
    Synonyms:
    aperient

Noun

deobstruent (plural deobstruents)

  1. (archaic) Any medicine that removes obstructions
    Synonyms:
    aperient

Synonyms of deobstruent

Forms of deobstruent

Adjective
comparativemore deobstruent
superlativemost deobstruent
Noun
pluraldeobstruents

Origin of deobstruent

From de- + obstruent.

Questions about deobstruent

What does deobstruent mean?
Deobstruent means removing obstructions; having the power to clear or open the natural ducts of the fluids and secretions of the body.
What part of speech is deobstruent?
Deobstruent can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near deobstruent in the dictionary

  1. deobstructing
  2. deobstruction
  3. deobstructive
  4. deobstructives
  5. deobstructs
  6. deobstruent
  7. deobstruents
  8. deoccupation
  9. deoccupied
  10. deoccupies
  11. deoccupy

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