deobstructive en · ADJ
Etymology
From de- + obstructive.
Meanings
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Having the effect of deobstructing (clearing a passage, etc. of obstructions).
[…] to regulate the bowel, by diet and mechanical methods (including, if necessary, deobstructive surgery);
1916 September, William Ewart, “Deseases of the Thorax and its Viscera”, in Progressive Medicine, volume 3, page 94:In the weaker and finest bodies Manna may be sufficient, […] or my Deobstructive powder, which I have observed hath done singularly well.
1672, Edmund Borlase, Latham Spaw in Lancashire with Some Remarkable Cases and Cures Effected by It, London: Robert Clavel, page 27:1860, uncredited translator, The Epigrams of Martial, London: Henry G. Bohn, Epigram 47, p. 153, There coleworts might you see of noblest shoot; There might admire each lettuce, leek, and root; But, above all, the deobstructive beet;
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most deobstructive | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more deobstructive | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |