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car⋅min⋅a⋅tive

  [kahr-min-uh-tiv, kahr-muh-ney-tiv]
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–noun
1. a drug causing expulsion of gas from the stomach or bowel.
–adjective
2. expelling gas from the body; relieving flatulence.
Origin:
1645–55; < LL carmināt(us), ptp. of carmināre to purify (L: to card (wool), v. deriv. of carmen (attested only in LL) comb for carding wool) + -ive
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car·min·a·tive   (kär-mĭn'ə-tĭv, kär'mə-nā'-)   
adj.  Inducing the expulsion of gas from the stomach and intestines.
n.  A drug or agent that induces the expulsion of gas from the stomach or intestines.

[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.]
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Main Entry: 1car·mi·na·tive
Pronunciation: kär-'min-&t-iv, 'kär-m&-"nAt-
Function: adjective
: expelling orcausing the expulsion of gas from the alimentary canal so as to relieve colic or griping

Main Entry: 2carminative
Function: noun
: a carminative agent
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carminative car·min·a·tive (kär-mĭn'ə-tĭv, kär'mə-nā'-)
adj.
Inducing the expulsion of gas from the stomach and intestines. n.
A drug or agent that induces the expulsion of gas from the stomach or intestines.

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