carminative Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun medication that prevents the formation of gas in the alimentary tract or eases its passing
  2. adjective satellite relieving gas in the alimentary tract (colic or flatulence or griping)
    flatus-relieving.

WordNet

Car*min"ative adjective
Etymology
NL. carminativus (), 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.
Definitions
  1. Expelling wind from the body; warning; antispasmodic. "Carmenative hot seeds." Dunglison.
Car*min"a*tive noun
Definitions
  1. A substance, esp. an aromatic, which tends to expel wind from the alimentary canal, or to relieve colic, griping, or flatulence.

Webster 1913