adj.

Gently stimulating evacuation of the bowels; laxative.

n.

A mild laxative.

[Latin aperiēns, aperient-, present participle of aperīre, to open.]

1. mildly cathartic.
2. a gentle purgative.

gently moving the bowels: laxative

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels
  Synonyms: purgative, cathartic, physic

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The adjective aperient has one meaning:

Meaning #1: mildly laxative

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - afførende, afføring
n. - laksativ, afføringsmiddel

Nederlands (Dutch)
laxeermiddel, laxatief

Français (French)
adj. - laxatif
n. - laxatif

Deutsch (German)
adj. - öffnend, laxierend
n. - Abführmittel

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ιατρ.) υπακτικό(ς), καθαρτικό(ς)

Italiano (Italian)
purga

Português (Portuguese)
n. - laxante (m) (Med.)

Русский (Russian)
слабительное

Español (Spanish)
adj. - laxante, purgante
n. - laxante, purgante

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - avföringsmedel (med.)

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
通便的, 通便剂, 轻泻剂

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 通便的
n. - 通便劑, 輕瀉劑

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 변이 통하는
n. - 완화제, 변통에 좋은 음식

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 緩下作用のある
n. - 緩下剤

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مسهل, ملين‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮משלשל‬
n. - ‮סם שלשול‬

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