'Catharical' definitions:
Definition of 'Catharical'
From: GCIDE
- Cathartic \Ca*thar"tic\, Catharical \Ca*thar"ic*al\, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to cleanse, fr. ? pure; akin to F. chaste.]
- 1. (Med.) Cleansing the bowels; promoting evacuations by stool; purgative. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Of or pertaining to the purgative principle of senna, as cathartic acid. [1913 Webster]