eccoprotic

eccoprotic
eccoprotic /ek-ō-protˈik/
adjective
Laxative, mildly cathartic
noun
A laxative
ORIGIN: Gr ekkoprōtikos, from ek out of, and kopros dung

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  • eccoprotic — n. purgative agent, laxative, cathartic …   English contemporary dictionary

  • eccoprotic —   a.,n. purgative.    ♦ eccoprophoric, a. like a purgative in action …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • eccoproticophoric — ˌekōˌprōd.ə̇kōˈfȯrik, präd. adjective Etymology: obsolete English eccoprotic, n., laxative (from assumed New Latin eccoproticum, from neuter of assumed New Latin eccoproticus, adjective, laxative, from Greek ekkoprōtikos, from assumed Greek… …   Useful english dictionary

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