2 entries under this word

Evacuant

E-văc'ē-ant, a.

adjective

a. [Lat. evacuans, p. pr. of evacuare; Fr. évacuant.] Emptying; evacuative; purgative; cathartic.

E-văc'ū-ant, n.

noun

n. (Med.) Something which procures evacuations, or promotes the natural secretions and excretions; a purgative or cathartic.