laxative
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laxative
- /ˈlæk.sə.tɪv/
Where it comes from
From Middle French laxatif, from Latin laxātīvus (literally “relaxing, loosening”).
adjective more laxative · most laxative
- Having the effect of moving the bowels, or aiding digestion and preventing constipation. BOlvs in Engliſh is called a morſell. It is a medicine laxatiue, in forme & faſhion it is meanely whole, & it is ſwallowed by litle gobbets.
noun laxatives
- Any substance, such as a food or in the form of a medicine which has a laxative effect. According to a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, the US is having a love affair with laxatives; Americans of all ages are ingesting so much of the stuff that there are now shortages nationwide.
Translations
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adj causing movement of the bowels
| Español | laxante |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 致泄的 |
| हिन्दी | विरेचक virecak |
| Português | laxante |
| Français | laxatif |
| Ελληνικά | καθαρτικός kathartikós, υπακτικός ypaktikós |
| Русский | слаби́тельнoe slabítelʹnoe |
| العربية | مُلَيّن |
noun substance with a laxative effect
| Español | laxante |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 완하제 wanhaje, 하제 haje |
| 日本語 | 瀉下薬 shageyaku, 下剤 gezai, 下薬 geyaku, 下し薬 kudashi-gusuri |
| 中文 | 輕瀉劑 /轻泻剂 qīngxièjì, 瀉藥 /泻药 xièyào, 通泄藥 tōngxièyào, 瀉劑 /泻剂 xièjì |
| हिन्दी | रेचक recak, विरेचक virecak |
| Português | laxante |
| Français | laxatif, purgatif |
| Deutsch | Abführmittel, Laxativum, Laxans |
| Italiano | lassativo |
| Ελληνικά | καθαρτικό kathartikó, υπακτικό ypaktikó |
| Русский | слаби́тельное slabítelʹnoje |
| Tiếng Việt | thuốc xổ, thuốc nhuận tràng |
Talk about this word "laxative." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/laxative. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. laxative. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/laxative "laxative." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/laxative.Cite this
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title = {laxative},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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