Laxative

Lax′a-tive

,

Adj.

[L.

laxativus

mitigating, assuaging: cf. F.

laxatif

. See

Lax

,

Adj.

]

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

.

–

Noun.

(Med.)

A laxative medicine. See the Note under

Cathartic

.

Laxative

LAX'ATIVE

,

Adj.

[L. laxo.] Having the power or quality of loosening or opening the bowels, and relieving from constipation.

LAX'ATIVE

,

Noun.

A medicine that relaxes the bowels and relieves from costiveness; a gentle purgative.

laxative

English

Adjective

laxative ‎(comparative more laxative, superlative most laxative)

Having the effect of moving the bowels, or aiding digestion and preventing constipation.

Translations

causing movement of the bowels

Dutch: laxerend, laxerende, purgerend (nl)
Finnish: laksatiivinen (fi)
Greek: καθαρτικός (el) m ‎(kathartikós), υπακτικός (el) m ‎(ypaktikós)
Irish: scaoilteach
Maori: whakatiko
Portuguese: laxante (pt)

Russian: слаби́тельный (ru) ‎(slabítelʹnyj)
Serbo-Croatian: лаксативaн m ‎(laksativan)
Spanish: laxante (es)
Swedish: laxerande (sv)
Tagalog: palambut-dumi

Noun

laxative ‎(plural laxatives)

Any substance, such as a food or in the form of a medicine which has a laxative effect.

Translations

substance with a laxative effect

Chinese:

Cantonese: 瀉藥, 泻药 ‎(se³joek⁶)

Mandarin: 輕瀉劑, 轻泻剂 ‎(qīngxièjì), 瀉藥 (zh), 泻药 (zh) ‎(xièyào), 通泄藥, 通泄药 ‎(tōngxièyào)

Min Nan: 瀉藥 (zh-min-nan), 泻药 ‎(siàio̍h), 瀉藥仔 (zh-min-nan), 泻药仔 ‎(siàio̍há)
Czech: projímadlo (cs) n
Dutch: laxeermiddel n
Finnish: laksatiivi (fi)
French: laxatif (fr) m
Middle French: minorative f
German: Abführmittel (de) n, Laxativum n, Laxans n
Greek: καθαρτικό (el) n ‎(kathartikó), υπακτικό (el) n ‎(ypaktikó)

Hindi: रेचक (hi) ‎(rēcak)
Hungarian: hashajtó (hu)
Italian: lassativo (it) m
Japanese: 瀉下薬 ‎(しゃげやく, shageyaku), 下剤 ‎(げざい, gezai), 下薬 ‎(げやく, geyaku), 下し薬 ‎(くだしぐすり, kudashi-gusuri)
Korean: 변비약 ‎(byeonbiyak)
Maori: rongoā whakatiko
Portuguese: laxante (pt) m
Romansch: purgiativ m
Russian: слаби́тельное (ru) n ‎(slabítelʹnoje)
Serbo-Croatian: лаксатив m
Spanish: laxante (es) m
Swedish: laxermedel (sv), laxativ (sv)
Volapük: jiedamedin (vo)

Coordinate terms

diuretic — urination

French

Adjective

laxative

feminine singular of laxatif

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