aperient definition
having a mild purgative or laxative effect. noun. 2. a medicine or food that acts as a mild laxative. Also called aperitive. Origin of aperient. Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  aperient(Noun) a laxative, either in the form of a medicine or a food such as hops or asparagus, which has the effect of moving the bowels, or aiding digestion and preventing constipation. 2  aperient(Adjective) having a gentle laxative effect. Easter egg. An Easter egg is an egg made of chocolate that is given as a present at Easter. In some countries, Easter eggs are hidden and children then look for them. See full definition. a laxative used in many preparations under various trade names; also used as an acid-base indicator in titrations involving weak acids and strong bases because it is brilliant red at high alkalinity and colorless below pH 8. 1620-30; < Latin aperient- (stem of aperiēns opening, present participle of aperīre to open), equivalent to aperi- (apparently ap-, variant of ab- ab- + -eri-) + -ent- -ent; the base -eri-, perhaps with an earlier shape *wery- or *twery-, occurs only in this verb and operīre to close (see cover, operculum) aperient ‎(plural aperients) A laxative, either in the form of a medicine or a food such as hops or asparagus, which has the effect of moving the bowels, or aiding digestion and preventing constipation. Historical Examples. 1  Given in doses of half an ounce of the powdered bark, it acts as an aperient, and is good wherever an aperient is indicated. 2  Dispensatory: Described as a cathartic with roots tonic and aperient. 3  Dog Grass (Triticum caninum) is so called because Dogs take it medicinally as an aperient. TRENDING NOW. 1  nonnuclear 'Not nuclear'. 2  armada 'A fleet of warships'. 3  volunteer 'Someone who does something without being forced to do it'. 4  operationalize Bannon was removed from the National Security Council.  filibuster 'An effort to prevent action in a legislature'. Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: aperient(Noun) a laxative, either in the form of a medicine or a food such as hops or asparagus, which has the effect of moving the bowels, or aiding digestion and preventing constipation. aperient(Adjective) having a gentle laxative effect. The aperitive virtue of a key, the attractive virtue of a hook. Pascal's Penses Blaise Pascal. The aperitive virtue of a key, the attractive virtue of a crook. The Thoughts of Blaise Pascal Blaise Pascal.
A laxative, either in the form of a medicine or a food such as hops or asparagus, which has the effect of moving the bowels.