carminative

[ kahr-min-uh-tiv, kahr-muh-ney-tiv ]

noun
  1. a drug causing expulsion of gas from the stomach or bowel.

adjective
  1. expelling gas from the body; relieving flatulence.

Origin of carminative

1
1645–55; <Late Latin carmināt(us), past participle of carmināre to purify (Latin: to card (wool), verbal derivative of carmen (attested only in Late Latin ) comb for carding wool) + -ive

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British Dictionary definitions for carminative

carminative

/ (ˈkɑːmɪnətɪv) /


adjective
  1. able to relieve flatulence

noun
  1. a carminative drug

Origin of carminative

1
C15: from French carminatif, from Latin carmināre to card wool, remove impurities, from cārere to card

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