Sekirov Dictionary

apertive

adjective 3
noun 1
forms 3

adjective3

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Causing the body to open; dissolving blockages or having a purgative or diuretic effect.
- Both its root and seeds are hydragogeous, and very apertive, and therefuore usefull in hydroptical and watry diseases. — 1657
•
Pertaining to or using an aperture; apertural.
- Seasat was launched in June 1978 and carries a synthetic apertive radar. — 1980
•
Tending to open.
- Prefractures are weak or apertive when the prefixed vowel has a greater closure formed by the tongue or lips than the original vowel, so that the result is a progressive opening. — 1969

noun1

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A substance that can be used medicinally for its apertive effect.
- Gentian has been used for centuries as a tonic to aid digestion; and it is currently employed in the manufacture of apertives and bitters, notably Gentiane, a Swiss digestive liquor. — 1979

forms

apertives · more apertive · most apertive

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