Carminative Definition

kär-mĭnə-tĭv, kärmə-nā-
adjective
Causing gas to be expelled from the stomach and intestines.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • flatus-relieving
noun
A carminative medicine.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Carminative

Noun

Singular:
carminative
Plural:
carminatives

Origin of Carminative

  • Middle English carminatif from Old French from Latin carminātus past participle of carmināre to card wool from carmen card for wool from cārere to card

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin carminare (“to card, hence to cleanse”), from carmen (“a card for freeing wool or flax from the coarser parts, and from extraneous matter”).

    From Wiktionary

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