laxative
IPA: ɫˈæksʌtɪv
noun
- Any substance, such as a food or in the form of a medicine which has a laxative effect.
adjective
- Having the effect of moving the bowels, or aiding digestion and preventing constipation.
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Examples of "laxative" in Sentences
- The plant is used as a laxative.
- The dried ripe fruit is a mild laxative.
- Cantaloupes in general are a useful laxative.
- It has been suggested that it is the laxative component in prunes.
- It is possible for a substance to be both a laxative and a cathartic.
- It belongs to the group of medicines under the term stimulant laxative.
- A baby not nursed by the mother was deprived of the laxative colostrum.
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