Laxative

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Laxative \Lax"a*tive\, a. [L. laxativus mitigating, assuaging:
     cf. F. laxatif. See {Lax}, a.]
     1. Having a tendency to loosen or relax. --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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}.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  laxative
       adj : stimulating evacuation of feces [ant: {costive}]
       n : a mild cathartic

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  19 Moby Thesaurus words for "laxative":
     agar, aloes, aperient, bran, calomel, carminative, cascara,
     castor oil, cathartic, colocynth, diuretic, magnesia,
     mercurous chloride, mineral oil, mineral water, physic, purgative,
     purge, senna