lapactic

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adjective

purgative; laxative

Scrabble 14

Meanings

adjectivelapactic (not comparable)
  1. archaicnot comparablepurgative; laxative

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekλαπακτικός
  2. Englishlapactic

From Ancient Greek λαπακτικός (lapaktikós), from λαπάσσω (lapássō, “to empty”).

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