E-văc'ē-ant1, a.
a. [Lat. evacuans, p. pr. of evacuare; Fr. évacuant.] Emptying; evacuative; purgative; cathartic.
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a. [Lat. evacuans, p. pr. of evacuare; Fr. évacuant.] Emptying; evacuative; purgative; cathartic.
n. (Med.) Something which procures evacuations, or promotes the natural secretions and excretions; a purgative or cathartic.