aperient Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels
    purgative; cathartic; physic.
  2. adjective satellite mildly laxative

WordNet

A*pe"ri*ent adjective
Etymology
L. aperiens, p. pr. of aperire to uncover, open; ab + parire, parere, to bring forth, produce. Cf. Cover, Overt.
Definitions
  1. (Med.) Gently opening the bowels; laxative. -- n. An aperient medicine or food. Arbuthnot.

Webster 1913