Laxative

Adjective

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

Noun

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

Verbs for Laxative
addict to—s; advocate—•; dose with—; em¬ploy—; necessitate—; order—; require—; resist—; resort to—•; suggest-—; •—abuses; —cleanses; —cures; —dispels; —eases; — loosens; —purges; —relieves; —unloads.

Thesaurus
agar, aloes, aperient, bran, calomel, carminative, cascara, castor oil, cathartic, colocynth, diuretic, magnesia, mercurous chloride, mineral oil, mineral water, physic, purgative, purge, senna

Adjective

 * Dutch: laxerend, laxerende, purgerend
 * Finnish:
 * Greek:, καθαρτικός


 * Romansch: purgiativ
 * Russian: слабительный
 * Spanish:

Noun

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 輕瀉劑, 轻泻剂,  瀉藥,  泻药,  通泄藥,  通泄药
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:, Laxativum,  Laxans


 * Greek: ,
 * Hindi: रेचक
 * Hungarian:
 * Japanese: 下剤, 下薬,  下し薬
 * Korean: 변비약
 * Russian: слабительное
 * Spanish:
 * Volapük: jiedamedin

Coordinate terms

 * diuretic - urination