adj :  purging or tending to purge  :  CATHARTIC pur*ga*tive*ly adv 
, n :  a purging medicine  :  CATHARTIC .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:   hyperactive  hy·per·re·ac·tive  hy·po·re·ac·tive  pro·ac·tive 
 
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