SUPPURATIVE
\sˈʌpjʊɹˌe͡ɪtɪv], \sˈʌpjʊɹˌeɪtɪv], \s_ˈʌ_p_j_ʊ_ɹ_ˌeɪ_t_ɪ_v]\
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A medicine that promotes suppuration.
By Daniel Lyons
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Same etymon. That which facilitates suppuration. Suppuratives are, generally, vesicants mixed with lard.
By Robley Dunglison
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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