LAXATIVE

adj. La'x'aH-i^v. Lat., laxans, laxativus (from laxare, to relax). Fr., laxatif. Ger., laxirend, abfiihrend. It., la ativo. Sp., laxante. Relaxing, loosening; as a n. (Lat., laxativum; Fr., laxatif; Ger., Laxirmittel, mild abfiihrendes Mittel), a mild purgative. [s. 594]