lax‧a‧tive /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 [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲