purificative

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pūrificātīvus.

Adjective

purificative (comparative more purificative, superlative most purificative)

1. Having power to purify or cleanse.

   Synonyms: cathartic, purgative, purifying

References

• “purificative”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.