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depuratory

depuratory adjective: tending to depurate or cleanse.

Adjective

depuratory (comparative more depuratory, superlative most depuratory)

  1. (archaic) Tending to depurate or cleanse
    Synonyms:
    depurative

Synonyms of depuratory

Forms of depuratory

comparativemore depuratory
superlativemost depuratory

Origin of depuratory

Compare French dépuratoire.

Questions about depuratory

What does depuratory mean?
Depuratory means tending to depurate or cleanse.
What part of speech is depuratory?
Depuratory is an adjective.

Words near depuratory in the dictionary

  1. depurations
  2. depurative
  3. depuratives
  4. depurator
  5. depurators
  6. depuratory
  7. depure
  8. depured
  9. depurgatory
  10. depurge
  11. depurged

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