'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]

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