CATHARTIC as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a purging medicine
   • stimulates evacuation of the bowels
   Synonym(s)
   • aperient (what does aperient mean?)
   • physic (what does physic mean?)
   • purgative (what does purgative mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) cathartic is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • medicine (what does medicine mean?)
   • medication (what does medication mean?)
   • medicament (what does medicament mean?)
   • medicinal drug (what does medicinal drug mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • aloes (what does aloes mean?)
   • bitter aloes (what does bitter aloes mean?)
   • castor oil (what does castor oil mean?)
   • Epsom salts (what does Epsom salts mean?)
   • laxative (what does laxative mean?)
   • milk of magnesia (what does milk of magnesia mean?)
   • magnesium hydroxide (what does magnesium hydroxide mean?)
   • Seidlitz powder (what does Seidlitz powder mean?)
   • Seidlitz powders (what does Seidlitz powders mean?)
   • Rochelle powder (what does Rochelle powder mean?)

CATHARTIC as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • strongly laxative
   Synonym(s)
   • evacuant (what does evacuant mean?)
   • purgative (what does purgative mean?)
   Similar To
   • laxative (what does laxative mean?)
2. Meaning
   • emotionally purging (of e.g. art)
   Synonym(s)
   • releasing (what does releasing mean?)
   Similar To
   • emotional (what does emotional mean?)
3. Meaning
   • emotionally purging
   Synonym(s)
   • psychotherapeutic (what does psychotherapeutic mean?)
   Similar To
   • healthful (what does healthful mean?)