evacuant adj 1: strongly laxative [syn: {cathartic}, {evacuant}, {purgative}]
Evacuant \E*vac"u*ant\, a. [L.evacuans, -antis, p. pr. of evacuare: cf. F. ['e]vacuant.] Emptying; evacuative; purgative; cathartic. -- n. (Med.) A purgative or cathartic. [1913 Webster]