Synonyms for eliminative

Grammar : Adj

Spell : ih-lim-uh-neyt

Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈlɪm əˌneɪt

Définition of eliminative

Origin : 1560s, from Latin eliminatus, past participle of eliminare "thrust out of doors, expel," from ex limine "off the threshold," from ex "off, out" (see ex-) + limine, ablative of limen "threshold" (see limit (n.)).
Used literally at first; sense of "exclude" first attested 1714; sense of "expel waste from the body" is c.1795. Related: Eliminated; eliminating; eliminative; eliminatory.

adj tending to eliminate

Example sentences :

It is a Catalytic, a special Sedative, and also an Eliminative.
Extract from : « The Action of Medicines in the System » by Frederick William Headland

To interfere with the eliminative function of the skin by absolutely clogging the pores for a period of several hours means death.
Extract from : « Vitality Supreme » by Bernarr Macfadden

Air baths are likewise valuable as a means of promoting activity in the eliminative function of the skin.
Extract from : « Vitality Supreme » by Bernarr Macfadden

Here Spencer recognised the eliminative and selective effect of struggle in mankind.
Extract from : « Herbert Spencer » by J. Arthur Thomson

Cathartics should be administered, and eliminative measures instituted such as the hot-blanket pack.
Extract from : « The Mother and Her Child » by William S. Sadler

Thus the tendency of the eliminative faculty is step by step upwards, until the superfluities reach the mouth.
Extract from : « On the Natural Faculties » by Galen

Any material which is naturally eliminated would act as an eliminative medicine.
Extract from : « The Action of Medicines in the System » by Frederick William Headland

It should however be observed, that they are the most powerful and the most useful of all Eliminative medicines.
Extract from : « The Action of Medicines in the System » by Frederick William Headland

What we have to ascertain is, that the principle of selective secretion is generally applicable to Eliminative remedies.
Extract from : « The Action of Medicines in the System » by Frederick William Headland

Fourthly, Eliminative medicines may be of service by draining away from the blood fluid and solid matters.
Extract from : « The Action of Medicines in the System » by Frederick William Headland

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