carminative

[ kahr-min-uh-tiv, kahr-muh-ney-tiv ]

noun

1. a drug causing expulsion of gas from the stomach or bowel.

adjective

1. expelling gas from the body; relieving flatulence.

carminative

/ ˈkɑːmɪnətɪv /

adjective

1. able to relieve flatulence

noun

1. a carminative drug

Word History and Origins

Origin of carminative¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of carminative¹

C15: from French carminatif, from Latin carmināre to card wool, remove impurities, from cārere to card