Defn: Depurative.
DEPURATE Dep"u*rate, a. Etym: [LL. depuratus, p. p. of depurare to purify; L. de- + purare to purify, purus clean, pure. Cf. Depure.]
Defn: Depurated; cleansed; freed from impurities. Boyle.
DEPURATE
Dep"u*rate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Depurated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Depurating.]
Defn: To free from impurities, heterogeneous matter, or feculence; to
purify; to cleanse.
To depurate the mass of blood. Boyle.
DEPURATION
Dep`u*ra"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. dépuration.]
Defn: The act or process of depurating or freeing from foreign or impure matter, as a liquid or wound.
DEPURATIVE
Dep"u*ra*tive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. dépuratif.] (Med.)
Defn: Purifying the blood or the humors; depuratory.
— n.
Defn: A depurative remedy or agent; or a disease which is believed to be depurative.