causing gas to be expelled from the stomach and intestines
Origin of carminative
Modern Latin carminativus from Classical Latin carminatus, past participle of carminare, cleanse from carrere, card a carminative medicine
carminative
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carminative
adjective
Inducing the expulsion of excess gas from the stomach and intestines.
noun
A carminative drug or agent.
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 cardTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Adjective
(comparative more carminative, superlative most carminative)
- Relieving discomfort of gas in the digestive tract.
Noun
(plural carminatives)
- (medicine) A drug or substance that induces the removal of gas from the digestive tract.
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carminative - Medical Definition
adj.
Inducing the expulsion of excess gas from the stomach and intestines.
n.
A carminative drug or agent.
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