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laxative
laxative /ˈlæksətɪv/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1300-1400
 Language: Medieval Latin
 Origin: laxativus, from Latin laxare 'to loosen', from laxus; LAX
a medicine or something that you eat which makes your bowels empty easily
—laxative adjective