- aperient - mildly laxative
Antonym: costive (indirect, via laxative)
- purgative, cathartic, physic, aperient - a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels
--1 is a kind of medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug
--1 has particulars:aloes, bitter aloes; castor oil; Epsom salts; laxative; milk of magnesia, magnesium hydroxide; Seidlitz powder, Seidlitz powders, Rochelle powder