evacuant Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite strongly laxative
    cathartic; purgative.

WordNet

E*vac"u*ant adjective
Etymology
L.evacuans, -antis, p. pr. of evacuare: cf. F. évacuant.
Definitions
  1. Emptying; evacuative; purgative; cathartic. -- n. (Med.) A purgative or cathartic.

Webster 1913