Synonyms for laxative
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : lak-suh-tiv |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈlæk sə tɪv |
Définition of laxative
Origin :- late 14c., from Old French laxatif (13c.), from Medieval Latin laxativus "loosening," from Latin laxatus, past participle of laxare "loosen," from laxus "loose, lax" (see lax). The noun meaning "a laxative medicine" is from late 14c.
- noun aperient
- The food should be appetizing, nutritious, and of a laxative nature.
- Extract from : « The Mother and Her Child » by William S. Sadler
- As they have laxative powers, they help to purify the blood up to a limit.
- Extract from : « A Guide to Health » by Mahatma Gandhi
- Alkaloids and drugs used for a laxative effect were not found.
- Extract from : « The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 2 of 2 » by Various
- Administered to invalids it is cooling, refreshing, and laxative.
- Extract from : « British Pomology » by Robert Hogg
- It is also important to give the cow a sloppy, laxative diet.
- Extract from : « Special Report on Diseases of Cattle » by U.S. Department of Agriculture
- This article acts on all classes of animals, as a laxative and antacid.
- Extract from : « The American Reformed Cattle Doctor » by George Dadd
- If he is prescribing a laxative, he states just when it should be taken and when its effects may be expected.
- Extract from : « Psychotherapy » by James J. Walsh
- Women seem to drink it as a beverage, as a stimulant, as a laxative, and also as a diuretic.
- Extract from : « The Fijians » by Basil Thomson
- Fruits are of even greater value for their laxative qualities.
- Extract from : « Vitality Supreme » by Bernarr Macfadden
- We think they are lazy and so we try to whip them up by taking a laxative.
- Extract from : « Confidences » by Edith B. Lowry
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