carminative : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: carminative	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for carminative
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
carminative adj relieving gas in the alimentary tract (colic or flatulence or griping) Synonym(s): carminative, flatus- relieving n medication that prevents the formation of gas in the alimentary tract or eases its passing
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Carminative \Carmin"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. [bd]Carminative* hot seeds.[b8] --Dunglison.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Carminative \Carmin"ative\, n. A substance, esp. an aromatic, which tends to expel wind from the alimentary canal, or to relieve colic, griping, or flatulence.