- (a.) Alternative of Catharical.
- (n.) A medicine that promotes alvine discharges; a purge; a purgative of moderate activity.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
| APA | Webster's. (2011). Cathartic. Retrieved October 2, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/cathartic/definitions/1985367 |
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| MLA | Webster's. "Cathartic" 27 May 2011. Web. 2 October 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/cathartic/definitions/1985367> |