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laxative

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8 lettersPronunciation /ˈlæk.sə.tɪv/Part of speech adjective, nounSorted aaeiltvxStarts with LEnds with E0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. stimulating evacuation of feces

Word origin

From Middle French laxatif, from Latin laxātīvus (literally “relaxing, loosening”).

Used in a sentence

  • BOlvs in Engliſh is called a morſell. It is a medicine laxatiue, in forme & faſhion it is meanely whole, & it is ſwallowed by litle gobbets.
  • According to a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, the US is having a love affair with laxatives; Americans of all ages are ingesting so much of the stuff that there are now shortages nationwide.

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