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car⋅min⋅a⋅tive
[kahr-min-uh-tiv, kahr-muh-ney-tiv] 
–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
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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Carminative
Car*min"ative\, a. [NL. carminativus (1622), fr. carminare to card, hence to cleanse, fr. carmen a card for freeing wool or flax from the coarser parts, and from extraneous matter: cf. F. carminatif.] Expelling wind from the body; warming; antispasmodic. "Carminative hot seeds." --Dunglison.Carminative
Car*min"a*tive\, n. A substance, esp. an aromatic, which tends to expel wind from the alimentary canal, or to relieve colic, griping, or flatulence.
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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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