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ChEBI
laxative
- Term ID
- CHEBI:50503
- Synonyms
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- aperient
- aperients
- laxante
- laxatives
- purgative
- purgatives
- Definition
- An agent that produces a soft formed stool, and relaxes and loosens the bowels, typically used over a protracted period, to relieve constipation. Compare with cathartic, which is a substance that accelerates defecation. A substances can be both a laxative and a cathartic.
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- Ontology
- ChEBI ( EBI )
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Phenotype
Phenotype resulting from laxative
Phenotype where environments contain laxative
Phenotype modified by environments containing laxative
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