| 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 | ||