Laxation
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act of loosening or slackening, or the state of being loosened or slackened. countable, uncountable
- 2 the act of making something less tight wordnet
- 3 Defecation. countable, uncountable
- 4 the elimination of fecal waste through the anus wordnet
Etymology
From Latin laxātiō, from laxō (“I loosen”), from laxus (“loose, slack”).