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lenitive
adjective
[ ˈlɛnɪtɪv ]
• (of a medicine) laxative.
lenitive
noun
• a laxative.
Origin:
late Middle English: from medieval Latin lenitivus, from lenit- ‘softened’, from the verb lenire .
