a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels

a surface-active agent that promotes the formation of an emulsion

any of a class of organic compounds that have two hydrocarbon groups linked by an oxygen atom

a naturally occurring or synthetic compound consisting of large molecules made up of a linked series of repeated simple monomers

a polysaccharide that is the chief constituent of all plant tissues and fibers

the univalent radical CH3- derived from methane