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καθαρτικός

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: καθαρτικός καθαρτική καθαρτικόν

Structure: καθαρτικ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: from kaqarth/s

Sense

  1. of or fit for cleansing or purifying
  2. (medical) promoting catharsis, purgative

Examples

  • "οἱ στρόβιλοι πολύτροφοι μέν εἰσι, λεαντικοὶ δὲ ἀρτηρίασ καὶ θώρακοσ καθαρτικοὶ διὰ τὸ ἔχειν παρεμπεπλεγμένον τὸ ὁητινῶδεσ. (Athenaeus, The Deipnosophists, Book 2, book 2, chapter 49 1:6)

Synonyms

  1. of or fit for cleansing or purifying

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