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laxative |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Laxative \Lax"a*tive\, a. [L. laxativus mitigating, assuaging: cf F. laxatif See {Lax}, a.] 1. Having a tendency to loosen or relax. --Milton. 2. (Med.) Having the effect of loosening or opening the intestines, and relieving from constipation; -- opposed to {astringent}. -- n. (Med.) A laxative medicine. See the Note under {Cathartic}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: laxative adj : stimulating evacuation of feces [ant: {costive}] n : a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels [syn: {purgative}, {cathartic}, {physic}, {aperient}]
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