eliminative
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At the other extreme are so-called eliminative materialists, who question whether anything is really conscious, including humans.
From Scientific American ● Dec. 4, 2017
The U.S. was told what his wife read to him, what music he heard and how it was with his eliminative processes.
From Time Magazine Archive
Does Nature have her way, or do neglect and bad habits rule the assimilative and eliminative functions of the bowels?
From Intestinal Ills Chronic Constipation, Indigestion, Autogenetic Poisons, Diarrhea, Piles, Etc. Also Auto-Infection, Auto-Intoxication, Anemia, Emaciation, Etc. Due to Proctitis and Colitis by Jamison, Alcinous B. (Alcinous Burton)
From a medico-economic point of view I venture to claim it as one of the grand selective and eliminative agencies of nature, and of highest value to the community.
From Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 6 Sex in Relation to Society by Ellis, Havelock
To interfere with the eliminative function of the skin by absolutely clogging the pores for a period of several hours means death.
From Vitality Supreme by Macfadden, Bernarr
