"carminative" meaning in English

See carminative in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /kɑː(ɹ)ˈmɪnətɪv/, /ˈkɑː(ɹ)mɪnətɪv/ Forms: more carminative [comparative], most carminative [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin carminō (“to card, hence to cleanse”), from carmen (“a card for freeing wool or flax from the coarser parts, and from extraneous matter”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|carminō|t=to card, hence to cleanse}} Latin carminō (“to card, hence to cleanse”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} carminative (comparative more carminative, superlative most carminative)
  1. (medicine) Relieving the discomfort of gas in the digestive tract, either by reducing its production (by the gut microbiota) or by inducing its expulsion (whether as belches [upper GI action] or as flatus [lower GI action]). Categories (topical): Medicine Derived forms: acarminative Translations (relieving discomfort of gas): karminativa (Esperanto), windtreibend (German), szélhajtó (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-carminative-en-adj-RVcLupx7 Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 49 51 Topics: medicine, sciences

Noun

IPA: /kɑː(ɹ)ˈmɪnətɪv/, /ˈkɑː(ɹ)mɪnətɪv/ Forms: carminatives [plural]
Etymology: From Latin carminō (“to card, hence to cleanse”), from carmen (“a card for freeing wool or flax from the coarser parts, and from extraneous matter”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|carminō|t=to card, hence to cleanse}} Latin carminō (“to card, hence to cleanse”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} carminative (plural carminatives)
  1. (medicine) A drug or substance that relieves the discomfort of gas in the digestive tract, either by reducing its production (by the gut microbiota) or by inducing its expulsion (whether as belches [upper GI action] or as flatus [lower GI action]). Categories (topical): Medicine Coordinate_terms: diuretic, laxative Translations (substance that induces the releasing of gas): ὀξυπόριον (oxupórion) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), szélhajtó (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-carminative-en-noun-PWhqFWFt Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 49 51 Topics: medicine, sciences

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