aperitive

[ uh-per-i-tiv ]

/ əˈpɛr ɪ tɪv /

Medicine/Medical

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adjective

aperient.

having a stimulating effect on the appetite.

noun

an aperient.

an appetite stimulant.

Origin of aperitive

1575–85; <Medieval Latin aperitīvus, variant of Late Latin apertīvus, equivalent to Latin apert- (see aperture) + -īvus-ive

Words nearby aperitive

aperçu, aperient, aperiodic, aperistalsis, apéritif, aperitive, Apert-Crouzon syndrome, apertognathia, apertometer, Apert's syndrome, aperture

Example sentences from the Web for aperitive

He discussed the "efficacy" of millepedes, which he found to be "very diuretical and aperitive."
Medical Investigation in Seventeenth Century England|Charles W. Bodemer
The aperitive virtue of a key, the attractive virtue of a crook.
The Thoughts of Blaise Pascal|Blaise Pascal
Aperient roots,1535 Aperitive species; Species diuretic, L. 1.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II|Arnold Cooley
The aperitive virtue of a key, the attractive virtue of a hook.
Pascal's Penses|Blaise Pascal