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1. (n.) laxative
a medicine or agent for relieving constipation.
2. (adj.) laxative
of, pertaining to, or constituting a laxative; purgative.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME (< MF) < ML)
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| Definition of 'laxative' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) laxative
a mild cathartic
2. (adj) laxative
stimulating evacuation of feces
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| Definition of 'laxative' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) laxative
having a tendency to loosen or relax
2. (adj) laxative
having the effect of loosening or opening the intestines, and relieving from constipation; -- opposed to astringent
3. (noun) laxative
a laxative medicine. See the Note under Cathartic
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Sense: (a medicine) which makes it easier to pass waste matter from the bowels.
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 Afrikaans: purgasie |
 Arabic: مُسْهِل خَفيف |
 Bulgarian: който отваря |
 Brazilian: laxante |
 Czech: projímadlo; projímavý |
 German: das Abführmittel |
 Danish: afføringsmiddel |
 Greek: καθαρτικό |
 Spanish: laxante |
 Estonian: kõhulahtisti |
 Farsi: ملین |
 Finnish: laksatiivi |
 French: laxatif |
 Hebrew: סַם מְשַלשֵל |
 Hindi: रेचक |
 Croatian: sredstvo začišćenje |
 Hungarian: hashajtó |
 Indonesian: obat pelancar |
 Icelandic: hægðalyf |
 Italian: lassativo |
 Japanese: 便通をよくする |
 Korean: 이완제 |
 Lithuanian: vidurių paleidžiamasis (v |
 Latvian: caurejas līdzeklis; caure |
 Malay: julap |
 Dutch: laxeermiddel |
 Norwegian: avføringsmiddel |
 Polish: (środek) przeczyszczający |
 Persian: ،ادويه طبى ملین |
 Pashto: يو ډول طبى درمل |
 Portuguese: laxante |
 Romanian: laxativ |
 Russian: слабительное (средство) |
 Slovak: preháňadlo; na prehnanie |
 Slovenian: odvajalen |
 Serbian: laksativ |
 Swedish: laxermedel |
 Thai: ยาระบาย |
 Turkish: müshil (ilâcı), yumuşatıc |
 Taiwanese: 瀉藥，通便的 |
 Ukrainian: проносний засіб; проносни |
 Urdu: قبض کشا |
 Vietnamese: thuốc nhuận tràng |
 Chinese: 轻泻剂，轻泻的，通便剂 |
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