LAXATIVE

laxative. Laxative, a. relieving costiveness, purging, loose

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Lax″a‐tive (?), a. [[L. laxativus mitigating, assuaging: cf. F. laxatif. See Lax, a.]] 1. 1. Having a tendency to loosen or relax. Milton.
2. 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.