minorative
minorative · minoratives
A gently laxative medicineA gently laxative medicine.
/ˈmaɪnəɹeɪtɪv/
Meaning
1 senses(obsolete)A gently laxative medicine.
Origin
From the late-Middle French minoratif, minorative (“that diminishes or lessens”, of a mediFrom the late-Middle French minoratif, minorative (“that diminishes or lessens”, of a medicine “mildly laxative”; as a noun “a mild laxative”), from minorer (“to diminish the importance [of]”). Equivalent to minorate (“diminish”, “lessen”) + -ive. Compare the post-Classical (i.e. 9th C.) Latin minōrātīvus.
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