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laxative

adjective
🔊/ˈlæksətɪv/
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  1. having the effect of a laxative

laxative

noun
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  1. a medicine, food or drink that makes somebody empty their bowels easily轻泻药；通便剂；有通便作用的饮食Topics Social issuesc2
    Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French laxatif, -ive or late Latin laxativus, from Latin laxare ‘loosen’ (from laxus ‘loose’).