Laxative+medicine
11laxative — [[t]læ̱ksətɪv[/t]] laxatives 1) N MASS A laxative is something you eat or drink that makes faeces come out of your body. Foods that ferment quickly in the stomach are excellent natural laxatives. 2) ADJ GRADED A laxative food or medicine makes… …
12laxative — UK [ˈlæksətɪv] / US noun [countable] Word forms laxative : singular laxative plural laxatives a medicine, food, or drink that helps you to make solid waste leave your body when you use the toilet Derived word: laxative UK / US adjective …
13laxative — laxatively, adv. laxativeness, n. /lak seuh tiv/, n. 1. a medicine or agent for relieving constipation. adj. 2. of, pertaining to, or constituting a laxative; purgative. 3. Archaic. a. (of the bowels) subject to looseness. b. (of a disease)… …
14laxative — 1. adjective /ˈlæk.sə.tɪv/ Having the effect of moving the bowels, or aiding digestion and preventing constipation. 2. noun /ˈlæk.sə.tɪv/ Any substance, such as a food or in the form of a medicine which has a laxative effect …
15bulk laxative — bulk forming laxative a hydrophilic agent that promotes evacuation of the bowel by absorbing water and expanding, thus increasing the volume of the feces …
16contact laxative — a laxative that increases the motor activity of the intestinal tract; the precise mechanism of action of contact laxatives is unknown, but they produce an accumulation of fluid and electrolytes in the colon and are thought to increase peristalsis …
17laxative — lax|a|tive [ˈlæksətıv] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Medieval Latin; Origin: laxativus, from Latin laxare to loosen , from laxus; LAX] a medicine or something that you eat which makes your ↑bowels empty easily >laxative adj …
18laxative — adjective tending to stimulate or facilitate evacuation of the bowels. noun a laxative drug or medicine. Origin ME: via OFr. laxatif, ive or late L. laxativus, from L. laxare loosen …
19laxative — noun (C) a medicine or something that you eat which makes your bowels empty easily laxative adjective …
20laxative — [ˈlæksətɪv] noun [C] a medicine, food, or drink that helps solid waste to leave the body laxative adj …
