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flat⋅u⋅lent

[flach-uh-luhnt]
–adjective
1. generating gas in the alimentary canal, as food.
2. attended with, caused by, or suffering from such an accumulation of gas.
3. having unsupported pretensions; inflated and empty; pompous; turgid: a flatulent style.

Origin:
1590–1600; < NL flātulentus; see flatus, -ulent


flat⋅u⋅lence, flat⋅u⋅len⋅cy, noun
flat⋅u⋅lent⋅ly, adverb
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flat·u·len·cy   (flāch'ə-lən-sē)   
n.  Flatulence.
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Word Origin & History

flatulent 
1599, from M.Fr. flatulent, from L. flatus "a blowing, a breaking wind," pp. of flare "to blow, puff," which is cognate with O.E. blawan (see blow (v.1)).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: flat·u·lent
Pronunciation: -l&nt
Function: adjective
1 : marked by or affected with gases generated in the intestine orstomach
2 : likely to cause digestive flatulence —flat·u·lent·ly adverb
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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