hypacticadj.n.
/hɪˈpaktɪk/ Medicine.
Purgative. Also as n. (see quot. 1823).
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outrunningeOE
laxativea1398
purgativea1398
openinga1400
abstersive?a1425
purging?c1425
solublec1503
minorative1543
purgy1562
relaxing1562
solutive1564
benedict1576
aperitive1582
scouring1597
apertive1605
dejective1605
relaxative1611
subductory1620
calastic1621
aperient1626
cathartic1639
dejectory1640
relaxant1651
spurginga1652
cathartical1656
anastomotic1657
ecphractic1657
ecphractical1657
rhyptical1657
rhyptic1659
loosening1665
eccathartic1681
fluxing1702
chalastic1704
loosinga1722
hypactic1753
evacuatory1789
evacuant1800
relaxatory1925
1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Hypactic medicines, a term used by some authors for cathartic medicines.
1823 G. Crabb Universal Technol. Dict. Hypactics, medicines which serve to evacuate the fæces.
1886 in New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon
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adj.n.1753