| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. A hydragogue medicine, usually a cathartic or diuretic.[Websters]. | |
| Adjective | 1. Causing a discharge of water; expelling serum effused into any part of the body, as in dropsy.[Websters]
2. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb hydragoguely.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (hydragoguely) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective hydragogue.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "HYDRAGOGUE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
| Etymology:Hydragogue \Hy"dra*gogue\, adjective. [Latin expression hydragogus conveying off water, Greek; "y`dwr water to lead: compare to the French expression hydragogue.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: HYDRAGOGUE
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Noun] hy'dragog. A medicine that occasions a discharge of watery humors; a name that implies a supposition that every purgative has the quality of evacuating a particular humor. But in general, the stronger cathartics are hydragogues.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Botanical | A strong laxative, producing a water discharge from the bowels. Solanum. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
