cathartic vs laxative
laxative vs catharticcathartic and laxative both are nouns.
cathartic and laxative both are adjectives.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cathartic | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| laxative | Yes | Yes | No | No |
As nouns,
laxative is a hyponym of
cathartic; that is, laxative is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
cathartic:
- cathartic: a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels
- laxative: a mild cathartic
Other hyponyms of cathartic include
aloes, bitter aloes, castor oil, Epsom salts, milk of magnesia, Rochelle powder, Seidlitz powder, Seidlitz powders.
| cathartic (noun) | laxative (noun) |
|---|---|
| a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels | a mild cathartic |
| cathartic (adjective) | laxative (adjective) |
|---|---|
| emotionally purging (of e.g. art) | stimulating evacuation of feces |
| strongly laxative | |
| emotionally purging |
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