3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: carminative adj : relieving gas in the alimentary tract (colic or flatulence or griping) [syn: {flatus-relieving}] n : medication that prevents the formation of gas in the alimentary tract or eases its passing
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