English Explanatory Dictionary

apertive

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Causing the body to open; dissolving blockages or having a purgative or diuretic effect.
  2. Pertaining to or using an aperture; apertural.
  3. Tending to open.
noun
  1. A substance that can be used medicinally for its apertive effect.

Word forms

apertive more apertive most apertive apertives

Etymology

From Latin apertūra (“opening”) + -ive.

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