| English adjective: aperient | |||
| 1. | aperient mildly laxative | ||
| Similar | laxative | ||
| Antonyms | costive | ||
| English noun: aperient | |||
| 1. | aperient (artifact) a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels | ||
| Synonyms | cathartic, physic, 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 | ||