Laxative vs. Purgative
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Difference Between Laxative and Purgative
Laxativeadjective
Having the effect of moving the bowels, or aiding digestion and preventing constipation.
Purgativeadjective
(capable of) purging
Laxativenoun
Any substance, such as a food or in the form of a medicine which has a laxative effect.
Purgativenoun
something, such as a substance or medicine, that purges; laxative
Laxativenoun
a mild cathartic
Purgativenoun
a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels
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Laxativeadjective
stimulating evacuation of feces
Purgativeadjective
strongly laxative
