English noun: physic | |||
1. | physic (artifact) a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels | ||
Synonyms | aperient, cathartic, purgative | ||
Broader (hypernym) | medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | aloes, bitter aloes, castor oil, Epsom salts, laxative, milk of magnesia, Rochelle powder, Seidlitz powder, Seidlitz powders | ||