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If diuretic means "inducing urination" and emetic means "inducing vomiting", is there a word for the property of inducing defecation?

If not, what Latin word can be used to create such a neologism?
 
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Laxative.
 
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H.H., long time no see! What brings you back? Both of those certainly make sense.
 
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I was looking for the word enemetic, as in substances such as coffee.
Thanks!


Kalleh, I honestly forgot about the site. I remembered about it only when I was racking my brain for the answer to this question. Now I will be sure to once again follow the forums.
 
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Wasn't it Ibsen who wrote, "An Enemetic of The People?"
 
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Great, H.H.! We've missed you. Facebook seems to have taken some of our activity, though we still have some loyalty here.
 
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