carminative

3 definitions found

carminative - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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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  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]

carminative - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  carminative
      adj 1: relieving gas in the alimentary tract (colic or
             flatulence or griping) [syn: carminative, flatus-  relieving
             ]
      n 1: medication that prevents the formation of gas in the
           alimentary tract or eases its passing