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laxative
[ lak-suh-tiv ]
/ ˈlæk sə tɪv /
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noun
a medicine or agent for relieving constipation.
adjective
of, relating to, or constituting a laxative; purgative.
Archaic.
- (of the bowels) subject to looseness.
- (of a disease) characterized by looseness of the bowels.
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Origin of laxative
OTHER WORDS FROM laxative
lax·a·tive·ly, adverblax·a·tive·ness, nounWords nearby laxative
lawyer's wig, lawyer vine, lax, Laxalt, laxation, laxative, laxity, Laxness, lay, layabout, lay about one
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British Dictionary definitions for laxative
laxative
/ (ˈlæksətɪv) /
noun
an agent stimulating evacuation of faeces
adjective
stimulating evacuation of faeces
Word Origin for laxative
C14 (originally: relaxing): from Medieval Latin laxātīvus, from Latin laxāre to loosen
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