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laxative

adj
/ˈlæk.sə.tɪv/

Etymology

From Middle French laxatif, from Latin laxātīvus (literally “relaxing, loosening”).

  1. derived from laxātīvus — “relaxing, loosening”
  2. derived from laxatif

Definitions

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

    • BOlvs in Engliſh is called a morſell. It is a medicine laxatiue, in forme & faſhion it is meanely whole, & it is ſwallowed by litle gobbets.

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

    • According to a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, the US is having a love affair with laxatives; Americans of all ages are ingesting so much of the stuff that there are now shortages nationwide.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for laxative. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA