"purificative" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more purificative [comparative], most purificative [superlative]
Etymology: Borrowed form Latin pūrificātīvus. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|pūrificātīvus}} Latin pūrificātīvus Head templates: {{en-adj}} purificative (comparative more purificative, superlative most purificative)
  1. Having power to purify or cleanse. Synonyms: cathartic, purgative, purifying
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