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laxatives

laxatives is the plural of laxative.

Meaning of laxative

Noun

laxative (plural laxatives)

  1. Any substance, such as a food or in the form of a medicine which has a laxative effect.
    • 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.2023 September 12, Arwa Mahdawi, “The US has such a love affair with laxatives that there is now a national shortage. This is not normal”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

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Questions about laxatives

What is laxatives the plural of?
Laxatives is the plural of laxative.

Words near laxatives in the dictionary

  1. laxative
  2. laxative oil
  3. laxative oils
  4. laxatively
  5. laxativeness
  6. laxatives
  7. laxator
  8. laxators
  9. laxed
  10. laxen
  11. laxened

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