laxative

Meaning

Adj

Having the effect of moving the bowels, or aiding digestion and preventing constipation.

Noun

Any substance, such as a food or in the form of a medicine which has a laxative effect.

Synonyms

purgative

aperient

purge

evacuant

cathartic

physic

loosening

cleanse

relaxing

solvent

Epsom salts

caccagogue

lapactic

medicine

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opening the bowels

lenitive

cathartical

loosener

Translations

Abführmittel

laxatif

laxante

laxeermiddel

lassativo

καθαρτικό

laxante

laxant

Laxativum

Laxans

υπακτικό

laxans

laxativo

purgante

purgante

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈlæk.sə.tɪv/

Etymology

From Middle French laxatif, from Latin laxātīvus (literally “relaxing, loosening”).