lapactic
[ luh-pak-tik ]
/ ləˈpæk tɪk /
adjective
purgative; cathartic.
noun
a lapactic agent; purgative.
Words nearby lapactic
lap of the gods, in the, lap robe, lap up, lap-chart, lap-size, lapactic, lapar-, laparectomy, laparo-, laparocele, laparorrhaphy
Origin of lapactic
1745–55; < Greek lapaktikós laxative, equivalent to lapak- (verbid stem of lapássein to evacuate) + -tikos -tic
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