Word: jalap
Category: jalap
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Translations: jalap
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spanish
Translations:
jalapa, de jalapa, la jalapa
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german
Translations:
Jalape
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french
Translations:
le jalap, du jalap, de jalap
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italian
Translations:
gialappa
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finnish
Translations:
Jalapahartsi
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polish
Translations:
jalapa
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turkish
Translations:
çalapa
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bulgarian
Translations:
вид разслабително средство
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slovak
Translations:
Jalapa
The meaning and "use of": jalap
noun
- a purgative drug obtained chiefly from the tuberous roots of a Mexican climbing plant. - Rush's strategy with serious fevers was to purge with powerful doses of calomel and jalap , followed by bleeding until the patient fainted.