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a•per•i•ent



Pronunciation: (u-pēr'ē-unt), [key] Med.

—adj.
having a mild purgative or laxative effect.

—n.
a medicine or food that acts as a mild laxative. Also called aperitive.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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