Purging
Pronunciation : Pur"ging
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : Defn: That purges; cleansing. Purging flax (Bot.), an annual European plant of the genus Linum (L. catharticum); dwarf wild flax; -- so called from its use as a cathartic medicine.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Pur"ging
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: The act of cleansing; excessive evacuations; especially, diarrhea.
(Med.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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