laxative

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
laxative
    adj 1: stimulating evacuation of feces [ant: {costive}]
    n 1: a mild cathartic
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Laxative \Lax"a*tive\, a. [L. laxativus mitigating, assuaging:
   cf. F. laxatif. See {Lax}, a.]
   1. Having a tendency to loosen or relax. --Milton.
      [1913 Webster]

   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}.
      [1913 Webster]
from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
19 Moby Thesaurus words for "laxative":
      agar, aloes, aperient, bran, calomel, carminative, cascara,
      castor oil, cathartic, colocynth, diuretic, magnesia,
      mercurous chloride, mineral oil, mineral water, physic, purgative,
      purge, senna
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