"relaxative" meaning in English

See relaxative in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From relax + -ative. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|relax|ative}} relax + -ative Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} relaxative (not comparable)
  1. Having the quality of relaxing; laxative. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-relaxative-en-adj-FtPRq9Q0 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ative Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ative: 46 54

Noun

Forms: relaxatives [plural]
Etymology: From relax + -ative. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|relax|ative}} relax + -ative Head templates: {{en-noun}} relaxative (plural relaxatives)
  1. A relaxant.
    Sense id: en-relaxative-en-noun-CX5gRNA~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ative, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 69 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ative: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 86

Inflected forms

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