1. (a.) Pertaining to digestion; having the power to cause or promote digestion; as, the digestive ferments.

2. (n.) That which aids digestion, as a food or medicine.

3. (n.) A substance which, when applied to a wound or ulcer, promotes suppuration.

4. (n.) A tonic.

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