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laxative

DEFINITIONS OF: laxative

1

adj stimulating evacuation of feces

Synonyms
aperient
mildly laxative
cathartic, evacuant, purgative
strongly laxative
Antonyms:
costive
retarding evacuation of feces; binding; constipating

n a mild cathartic

Types:
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
Type of:
aperient, cathartic, physic, purgative
a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels
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