ῥυπτικός

A. fit for cleansing from dirt, ῥυπτικωτάτη κόνις Plu. 2.697a; ‐κὴ δύναμις detergent, Gal. 10.565: c. gen., ῥ. τοῦ φάρυγγος cleansing or clearing the throat, Arist. Pr. 903b29, cf. Pl. Ti. 65d, Thphr. CP 6.1.3: but c. gen. objecti, ῥ. ξηρότητος fit for cleaning it off, Arist. Sens. 443a1.

2. purgative, Id. Pr. 873b1.