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| aperient |
mildly laxative. [2 definitions] |
| calomel |
a white tasteless powder containing mercury, used as a laxative, fungicide, or purgative; mercurous chloride. |
| cascara |
a North American buckthorn tree, from the bark of which a laxative, cascara sagrada, is derived. |
| cassia |
a tropical variety of ornamental tree bearing long yellow flowers and pods whose pulp can be used as a laxative. [1/2 definitions] |
| cathartic |
a purgative agent, esp. a laxative. [1/2 definitions] |
| magnesia |
a white, powdery oxide of magnesium, used esp. in medicine as a laxative or antacid. (See milk of magnesia.) |
| manna |
a substance exuded by the Eurasian ash tree and related plants, formerly used as a laxative. [1/3 definitions] |
| milk of magnesia |
a milky mixture of magnesium hydroxide and water, used primarily as a laxative or antacid. |
| mineral oil |
an oil derived from petroleum, used in cosmetics and as a laxative. [1/2 definitions] |
| phenolphthalein |
a white or pale yellow crystalline powder that is used in making dyes and as an acid-base indicator and a laxative. |
| physic |
a drug or medicine, esp. a purgative or strong laxative. [1/3 definitions] |
| Rochelle salt |
a colorless, saltlike, crystalline compound used in silvering mirrors, in making baking powders, as a laxative, and in electronics. |
| salt |
(pl.) a mineral salt used as a laxative or other purging treatment. [1/10 definitions] |
| senna |
any of various tropical plants whose dried leaves are used to produce a laxative effect. [1/2 definitions] |
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