laxative

Example Sentences

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The crucial mineral is magnesium, which has a laxative effect.

From BBC • Oct. 13, 2025

He quickly noticed the laxative effect for which Epsom salts would become world-famous, drawing hordes of stopped-up tourists to the town for decades to come.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2024

PEG 3350 is known as an osmotic laxative.

From Scientific American • Sep. 15, 2023

Apple peels are also packed with fiber that acts as a laxative.

From Salon • Aug. 10, 2023

He laughed and told my mother that I needed a laxative and I would be fine.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers