laxative (redirected from bulk laxative)

lax·a·tive  (lks-tv)

n.

A food or drug that stimulates evacuation of the bowels.

adj.

1. Stimulating evacuation of the bowels.

2. Causing looseness or relaxation, especially of the bowels.

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[Middle English, from Old French laxatif, from Medieval Latin laxtvus, preventing constipation, from Late Latin, assuaging, from Latin laxtus, past participle of laxre, to relax, from laxus, loose; see lax.]

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laxative [ˈlæksətɪv]

n

(Medicine) an agent stimulating evacuation of faeces

adj

(Medicine) stimulating evacuation of faeces

[C14 (originally: relaxing): from Medieval Latin laxātīvus, from Latin laxāre to loosen]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	laxative - a mild cathartic                     phenolphthalein - a laxative used in many preparations under various trade names; also used as an acid-base indicator in titrations involving weak acids and strong bases because it is brilliant red at high alkalinity and colorless below pH 8 aperient, cathartic, physic, purgative - a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels
Adj.	1.	laxative - stimulating evacuation of feces costive - retarding evacuation of feces; binding; constipating

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laxative

noun purgative, salts, purge, cathartic, physic (rare), aperient Foods that ferment quickly in the stomach are excellent natural laxatives.

Translations

laxative [ˈlæksətɪv]

A. ADJ → laxante

B. N → laxante m

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laxative [ˈlæksətɪv]

n → laxatif m

adj [effect] → laxatif/ive

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laxative

adj → abführend, laxativ (spec)

n → Abführmittel nt, → Laxativ(um) nt (spec)

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laxative [ˈlæksətɪv] n → lassativo

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laxative [ˈlæksətɪv] n → lassativo

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laxative

n / adj laxative [ˈlӕksətiv]

(a medicine) which makes it easier to pass waste matter from the bowels. purgasie مُسْهِل خَفيف който отваря projímadlo; projímavý afføringsmiddel das Abführmittel καθαρτικό laxante kõhulahtisti ملین laksatiivi laxatif סַם מְשַלשֵל रेचक sredstvo za čišćenje hashajtó obat pelancar hægðalyf lassativo 便通をよくする 이완제 vidurių paleidžiamasis (vaistas) caurejas līdzeklis; caureju veicinošs julap laxeermiddel avføringsmiddel (środek) przeczyszczający laxante laxativ слабительное (средство) preháňadlo; na prehnanie odvajalen laksativ laxermedel ยาระบาย müshil (ilâcı), yumuşatıcı 瀉藥；通便的 проносний засіб; проносний قبض کشا thuốc nhuận tràng 轻泻剂；轻泻的, 通便剂

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laxative → ملين الأمعاء projímadlo afføringsmiddel Abführmittel καθαρτικό laxante ulostuslääke laxatif laksativ lassativo 緩下剤 완하제 laxeermiddel avføringsmiddel środek przeczyszczający laxante слабительное laxeringsmedel ยาระบาย müshil thuốc nhuận tràng 轻泻剂