Hyphenation of laxative

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word laxative? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

lax-a-tive

Definitions of laxative:

1.	A mild cathartic
2.	Stimulating evacuation of feces

Synonyms of laxative:

adj	laxative, aperient, cathartic, evacuant, purgative
noun	purgative, cathartic, physic, aperient

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

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