Synonyms & related words for laxatives

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Words related to laxatives

Explore words related to laxatives — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include evacuant, aperient, purgative, elaterin, elaterium, antidiarrheal, diuretic, ipecac. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does laxatives come from?

The word laxatives breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root lax-, from Latin laxus (“loose”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.