Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stool softener

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.47 in modern English

Syllables: stool -soft-en-er
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any medication used to introduce water and/or fat to the contents of the patient's intestines, making those contents more likely to pass out in the feces.

Example Sentences

"Judith Gottlieb: I think you have the wrong idea. We're not gonna be texting each other. We're not in love. There's absolutely nothing between us. Allen Gregory DeLongpre: There's a desk between us. Mrs. Gottlieb: Okay. Allen Gregory: Pencils, papers. What's that? That looks like stool softener? That's between us. Mrs. Gottlieb: Okay, I've had just about enough of this."

Inflected Forms

stool softeners (plural)

Questions

What does stool softener mean?: Any medication used to introduce water and/or fat to the contents of the patient's intestines, making those contents more likely to pass out in the feces.

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