chalastic

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χαλαστικός.

Adjective

chalastic (comparative more chalastic, superlative most chalastic)

1. (medicine) Reducing stiffness; laxative.
   • 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, II.5.3.i:

     Octavius Horatianus, lib. 2, cap. 5, prescribes chalastic cataplasms, or dry purging medicines [...].