laxative

Meanings

Adjective

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.

Origin

From Middle French laxatif, from Latin laxātīvus

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