carminative
[ kahr-min-uh-tiv, kahr-muh-ney-tiv ]
/ kɑrˈmɪn ə tɪv, ˈkɑr məˌneɪ tɪv /
noun
a drug causing expulsion of gas from the stomach or bowel.
adjective
expelling gas from the body; relieving flatulence.
Origin of carminative
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
Words nearby carminative
carmel,
carmela,
carmelite,
carmen,
carmichael,
carminative,
carmine,
carminophil,
carmustine,
carn,
carnac
Example sentences from the Web for carminative
British Dictionary definitions for carminative
carminative
/ (ˈkɑːmɪnətɪv) /
adjective
able to relieve flatulence
noun
a carminative drug
Word Origin for carminative
C15: from French
carminatif, from Latin
carmināre to card wool, remove impurities, from
cārere to card
Medical definitions for carminative
carminative
[ 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.