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depurative

depurative adjective: purifying the blood or humours; depuratory.

Adjective

depurative (comparative more depurative, superlative most depurative)

  1. (archaic) Purifying the blood or humours; depuratory.

Noun

depurative (plural depuratives)

  1. (archaic) Any purifying remedy or agent.
  2. (archaic) Any disease that is depurative.

Forms of depurative

Adjective
comparativemore depurative
superlativemost depurative
Noun
pluraldepuratives

Origin of depurative

Compare French dépuratif.

Words formed from depurative

Questions about depurative

What does depurative mean?
Depurative means purifying the blood or humours; depuratory.
What part of speech is depurative?
Depurative can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near depurative in the dictionary

  1. depurated
  2. depurates
  3. depurating
  4. depuration
  5. depurations
  6. depurative
  7. depuratives
  8. depurator
  9. depurators
  10. depuratory
  11. depure

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