Laxation(n.) The act of loosening or slackening, or the state of being loosened or slackened.
Laxative(a.) Having a tendency to loosen or relax.
Laxative(a.) Having the effect of loosening or opening the intestines, and relieving from constipation; -- opposed to astringent.
Laxative(n.) A laxative medicine. See the Note under Cathartic.
Laxativeness(n.) The quality of being laxative.
Laxator(n.) That which loosens; -- esp., a muscle which by its contraction loosens some part.
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