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单词 laxation
释义

laxation

[ lak-sey-shuhn ]
/ lækˈseɪ ʃən /

noun

a loosening or relaxing.
the state of being loosened or relaxed.
a bowel movement.

Origin of laxation

1350–1400; Middle English laxacion<Latin laxātiōn- (stem of laxātiō) a loosening, equivalent to laxāt(us) (past participle of laxāre to loosen, derivative of laxus;see lax) + -iōn--ion

Words nearby laxation

lawyering, lawyer's wig, lawyer vine, lax, Laxalt, laxation, laxative, laxity, Laxness, lay, layabout
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British Dictionary definitions for laxation

laxation
/ (lækˈseɪʃən) /

noun

the act of making lax or the state of being lax
physiol defecation

Word Origin for laxation

C14: from Latin laxātio, from laxāre to slacken
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