- eccoprotic
- n. purgative agent, laxative, cathartic
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
eccoprotic
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eccoprotic — /ek ō protˈik/ adjective Laxative, mildly cathartic noun A laxative ORIGIN: Gr ekkoprōtikos, from ek out of, and kopros dung … Useful english dictionary
eccoprotic — a.,n. purgative. ♦ eccoprophoric, a. like a purgative in action … Dictionary of difficult words
eccoproticophoric — ˌekōˌprōd.ə̇kōˈfȯrik, präd. adjective Etymology: obsolete English eccoprotic, n., laxative (from assumed New Latin eccoproticum, from neuter of assumed New Latin eccoproticus, adjective, laxative, from Greek ekkoprōtikos, from assumed Greek… … Useful english dictionary
