laksatiivi — meaning in English

English meaning

• cathartic adj Producing an intense emotional release, especially after built-up tension or distress.
• laxative noun A substance, food, or medicine that stimulates bowel movement.
• purgative noun A medicine that empties the bowels.

Senses

laksatiivi is used for these senses in English:

• laxative Having the effect of moving the bowels, or aiding digestion and preventing constipation.
• laxative Any substance, such as a food or in the form of a medicine which has a laxative effect.
• purgative something, such as a substance or medicine, that purges; laxative

cathartic — full definition

1. adj Producing an intense emotional release, especially after built-up tension or distress.
2. noun A medicine that strongly stimulates the bowels; a laxative.

laxative — full definition

1. noun A substance, food, or medicine that stimulates bowel movement.
2. adj Having the effect of easing bowel movement.

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