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Meaning of Laxative | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

ˈlæk.sə.tɪv

Definitions

Any substance, such as a food or in the form of a medicine which has a laxative effect.

Equivalents

العربية المسهّل مسهل ملين

བོད་སྐད བཤལ་སྨན

Català laxant

Čeština laxativum projímadlo

Deutsch Abführmittel Laxans Laxativum

Ελληνικά καθαρτικό καθαρτικός υπακτικό υπακτικός

Esperanto laksigilo

Español laxante

Suomi laksatiivi laksatiivinen ulostuslääke

Français laxatif laxative purgatif

Gaeilge purgóid scaoilteach

Magyar hashajtó

Bahasa Indonesia purgatif

Íslenska hægðalyf

Italiano lassativo

日本語はらくだし下し薬下剤下薬瀉下薬腹下し

한국어 완하제 하제

Bahasa Melayu julap

Nederlands laxeermiddel laxerend laxerende purgerend

Polski przeczyszczający

Português laxante

Русский слаби́тельнoe слаби́тельное

Svenska laxativ laxerande laxermedel

ไทย ยาถ่าย

Türkçe laksatif müshil

Tiếng Việt thuốc xổ

Examples

“According to a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, the US is having a love affair with laxatives; Americans of all ages are ingesting so much of the stuff that there are now shortages nationwide.”

CEFR level

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Meaning of Laxative | Babel Free

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