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minoratives

minoratives is the plural of minorative.

Meaning of minorative

Noun

minorative (plural minoratives)

  1. (obsolete) A gently laxative medicine.
    • When […] wee feare lest nature faint before perfect concoction, we may sometimes use a gentle minorative.1633, James Hart, Κλινική; or, The Diet of the Diseased, book III, chapter xiv, page 284

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Questions about minoratives

What is minoratives the plural of?
Minoratives is the plural of minorative.

Words near minoratives in the dictionary

  1. minorates
  2. minorating
  3. minoration
  4. minorations
  5. minorative
  6. minoratives
  7. minoratyve
  8. Minorca
  9. Minorcan
  10. Minorcans
  11. Minorcas

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