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laxative
[ lak-suh-tiv ]
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.
laxative
/ ˈ±ôæ°ì²õÉ™³Ùɪ±¹ /
noun
- an agent stimulating evacuation of faeces
adjective
- stimulating evacuation of faeces
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ±ô²¹³æa·³Ù¾±±¹±ð·±ô²â adverb
- ±ô²¹³æa·³Ù¾±±¹±ð·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of laxative1
C14 (originally: relaxing): from Medieval Latin ±ô²¹³æÄå³ÙÄ«±¹³Ü²õ, from Latin ±ô²¹³æÄå°ù±ð to loosen
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A police search found 96 ibuprofen tablets, laxatives, a feeding syringe and a pill crusher.
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Escolar is sometimes called the "laxative of the sea" for the effects its fatty acids can have on digestion.
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The actress added that she had taken "so many laxatives" in her teens that she was "amazed" she hadn't done more damage to her digestive system.
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I’m using stool softeners and laxatives as well as walking and drinking water.
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"Even once admitted to hospital you made sure you could continue to give him dangerous levels of laxatives."
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