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Laxative vs Physic - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between laxative and physic

is that laxative is having the effect of moving the bowels, or aiding digestion and preventing constipation while physic is relating to or concerning existent materials; physical.

As nouns the difference between laxative and physic

is that laxative is any substance, such as a food or in the form of a medicine which has a laxative effect while physic is a medicine or drug, especially a cathartic or purgative.

As a verb physic is

to cure or heal; to treat or administer medicine, especially to purge.

laxative

English

(wikipedia laxative)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having the effect of moving the bowels, or aiding digestion and preventing constipation.

    • See also

    *

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any substance, such as a food or in the form of a medicine which has a laxative effect.

    • See also

    *

    Coordinate terms

    * (l) — urination ----

    physic

    English

    Alternative forms

    * physick (obsolete)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Relating to or concerning existent materials; physical.

    • Noun

  • (countable) A medicine or drug, especially a cathartic or purgative.
  • (uncountable) The art or profession of healing disease; medicine.
  • (obsolete) A physician.
    • (Shakespeare)

    Derived terms

    * physician

    Verb

  • To cure or heal; to treat or administer medicine, especially to purge.