Laxative

//ˈlæk.sə.tɪv//

Synonyms for "laxative" (19 found)

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Closest matches (4)

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Related words (9)

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More general

4 entries

Antonyms

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Synonyms

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Related terms

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is a

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related to

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similar

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Translations

85 translations across 44 languages.

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Ancient Greek

1 entries
  • καθαρτικός adj (causing movement of the bowels)

Arabic

1 entries
  • مُلَيّن adj (causing movement of the bowels)

Bulgarian

1 entries
  • разхлабителен adj (causing movement of the bowels)

Catalan

1 entries
  • laxant noun (substance with a laxative effect)

Chinese

2 entries
  • 瀉藥 /泻药 noun (substance with a laxative effect)
  • 瀉藥仔 /泻药仔 noun (substance with a laxative effect)

Chinese Cantonese

1 entries
  • 瀉藥 /泻药 noun (substance with a laxative effect)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 致泄的 adj (causing movement of the bowels)
  • 瀉劑 /泻剂 noun (substance with a laxative effect)
  • 瀉藥 /泻药 noun (substance with a laxative effect)
  • 輕瀉劑 /轻泻剂 noun (substance with a laxative effect)

Czech

1 entries
  • projímadlo noun (substance with a laxative effect)

Danish

1 entries
  • afføringsmiddel noun (substance with a laxative effect)

Dutch

4 entries
  • laxerend adj (causing movement of the bowels)
  • laxerende adj (causing movement of the bowels)
  • purgerend adj (causing movement of the bowels)
  • laxeermiddel noun (substance with a laxative effect)

Erzya

1 entries
  • пскиньменге noun (substance with a laxative effect)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • laksigilo noun (substance with a laxative effect)

Estonian

2 entries
  • lahtistav adj (causing movement of the bowels)
  • lahtisti noun (substance with a laxative effect)

Finnish

2 entries
  • laksatiivinen adj (causing movement of the bowels)
  • laksatiivi noun (substance with a laxative effect)

French

3 entries
  • laxatif adj (causing movement of the bowels)
  • laxatif noun (substance with a laxative effect)
  • purgatif noun (substance with a laxative effect)

German

3 entries
  • Abführmittel noun (substance with a laxative effect)
  • Laxans noun (substance with a laxative effect)
  • Laxativum noun (substance with a laxative effect)

Greek

4 entries
  • καθαρτικός adj (causing movement of the bowels)
  • υπακτικός adj (causing movement of the bowels)
  • καθαρτικό noun (substance with a laxative effect)
  • υπακτικό noun (substance with a laxative effect)

Hindi

3 entries
  • विरेचक adj (causing movement of the bowels)
  • रेचक noun (substance with a laxative effect)
  • विरेचक noun (substance with a laxative effect)

Hungarian

2 entries
  • hashajtó adj (causing movement of the bowels)
  • hashajtó noun (substance with a laxative effect)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • hægðalyf noun (substance with a laxative effect)

Irish

2 entries
  • scaoilteach adj (causing movement of the bowels)
  • purgóid noun (substance with a laxative effect)

Italian

1 entries
  • lassativo noun (substance with a laxative effect)

Japanese

4 entries
  • 下し薬 noun (substance with a laxative effect)
  • 下剤 noun (substance with a laxative effect)
  • 下薬 noun (substance with a laxative effect)
  • 瀉下薬 noun (substance with a laxative effect)

Korean

2 entries
  • 완하제 noun (substance with a laxative effect)
  • 하제 noun (substance with a laxative effect)

Latin

1 entries
  • laxātīvus adj (causing movement of the bowels)

Malay

2 entries
  • julap adj (causing movement of the bowels)
  • pelawas adj (causing movement of the bowels)

Middle French

1 entries
  • minorative noun (substance with a laxative effect)

Māori

2 entries
  • whakatiko adj (causing movement of the bowels)
  • rongoā whakatiko noun (substance with a laxative effect)

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries
  • avføringsmiddel noun (substance with a laxative effect)
  • laksativ noun (substance with a laxative effect)

Norwegian Nynorsk

2 entries
  • avføringsmiddel noun (substance with a laxative effect)
  • laksativ noun (substance with a laxative effect)

Polish

2 entries
  • przeczyszczający adj (causing movement of the bowels)
  • środek przeczyszczający noun (substance with a laxative effect)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • laxante adj (causing movement of the bowels)
  • laxante noun (substance with a laxative effect)

Romansch

1 entries
  • purgiativ noun (substance with a laxative effect)

Russian

2 entries
  • слаби́тельнoe adj (causing movement of the bowels)
  • слаби́тельное noun (substance with a laxative effect)

Serbo-Croatian

3 entries
  • laksativan adj (causing movement of the bowels)
  • лаксативaн adj (causing movement of the bowels)
  • лаксатив noun (substance with a laxative effect)

Spanish

2 entries
  • laxante adj (causing movement of the bowels)
  • laxante noun (substance with a laxative effect)

Swedish

3 entries
  • laxerande adj (causing movement of the bowels)
  • laxativ noun (substance with a laxative effect)
  • laxermedel noun (substance with a laxative effect)

Tagalog

1 entries
  • palambut-dumi adj (causing movement of the bowels)

Thai

1 entries
  • ยาถ่าย noun (substance with a laxative effect)

Tibetan

1 entries
  • བཤལ་སྨན noun (substance with a laxative effect)

Turkish

3 entries
  • laksatif adj (causing movement of the bowels)
  • müshil adj (causing movement of the bowels)
  • müshil noun (substance with a laxative effect)

Vietnamese

2 entries
  • thuốc nhuận tràng noun (substance with a laxative effect)
  • thuốc xổ noun (substance with a laxative effect)

Volapük

1 entries
  • jiedamedin noun (substance with a laxative effect)

Welsh

2 entries
  • ffisig gweithio noun (substance with a laxative effect)
  • moddion gweithio noun (substance with a laxative effect)

Sample sentences

6 total sentences available.

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Your grandfather is looking for his laxative.

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When drinking a laxative, it's best to stay home.

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Figs provide laxative effects.

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This climbing vine from South America is used to a make a general anesthetic applied during open-heart surgery. Aloe, originally grown in Africa, has many applications, from a sunburn remedy to a laxative.

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