laxative

English

Etymology

From Middle French laxatif, from Latin laxatus

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlæk.sə.tɪv/

Adjective

laxative (comparative more laxative, superlative most laxative)

1. Having the effect of moving the bowels, or aiding digestion and preventing constipation.

See also

• minorative (“gently laxative”)

Translations

causing movement of the bowels

• Dutch: laxerend, laxerende, purgerend (nl)
• Finnish: laksatiivinen (fi)
• Greek: καθαρτικός (el) m (kathartikós), υπακτικός (el) m (ypaktikós)
• Irish: scaoilteach
• Maori: whakatiko
• Portuguese: laxante (pt)

• Russian: слаби́тельный (ru) (slabítelʹnyj)
• Serbo-Croatian: лаксативaн m (laksativan)
• Spanish: laxante (es)
• Swedish: laxerande (sv)
• Tagalog: palambut-dumi

Noun

laxative (plural laxatives)

1. Any substance, such as a food or in the form of a medicine which has a laxative effect.

See also

• minorative (“a gentle laxative”)

Translations

substance with a laxative effect

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 瀉藥, 泻药 (se³joek⁶)

  Mandarin: 輕瀉劑, 轻泻剂 (qīngxièjì), 瀉藥 (zh), 泻药 (zh) (xièyào), 通泄藥, 通泄药 (tōngxièyào)

  Min Nan: 瀉藥 (zh-min-nan), 泻药 (siàio̍h), 瀉藥仔 (zh-min-nan), 泻药仔 (siàio̍há)

• Czech: projímadlo (cs) n
• Dutch: laxeermiddel (nl) n
• Finnish: laksatiivi (fi)
• French: laxatif (fr) m

  Middle French: minorative f

• German: Abführmittel (de) n, Laxativum n, Laxans n
• Greek: καθαρτικό (el) n (kathartikó), υπακτικό (el) n (ypaktikó)
• Hindi: रेचक (hi) (rēcak)
• Hungarian: hashajtó (hu)
• Italian: lassativo (it) m

• Japanese: 瀉下薬 (しゃげやく, shageyaku), 下剤 (げざい, gezai), 下薬 (げやく, geyaku), 下し薬 (くだしぐすり, kudashi-gusuri)
• Korean: 변비약 (byeonbiyak)
• Maori: rongoā whakatiko
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: avføringsmiddel n, laksativ n

  Nynorsk: avføringsmiddel n, laksativ n

• Portuguese: laxante (pt) m
• Romansch: purgiativ m
• Russian: слаби́тельное (ru) n (slabítelʹnoje)
• Serbo-Croatian: лаксатив m
• Spanish: laxante (es) m
• Swedish: laxermedel (sv), laxativ (sv)
• Volapük: jiedamedin (vo)

Coordinate terms

• diuretic — urination

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French

Adjective

laxative

1. feminine singular of laxatif