carminative

/kɑː(ɹ)ˈmɪnətɪv/

carminative adjective: 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]).

Adjective

carminative (comparative more carminative, superlative most carminative)

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]).
- If too much milke be the cauſe, then the Nurſe ſhall not give the childe ſucke ſo often, nor in ſuch plenty: If it proceed from wind, and that doe cauſe the childe to be thus troubled, it ſhall be diſcuſſed with Fomentations applied to the belly and navell; and with Carminative Cliſters, which...1635, James Guillimeau [i.e., Jacques Guillemeau], “Of Gripings and Fretting in the Belly, which Trouble Little Children”, in The Nvrsing of Children […] , London: Printed by Anne Griffin […]...
- They used to give me cinnamon when I had a cold—quite useless, but not disagreeable. […] On the label was a list of its virtues, and among other things it was described as being in the highest degree carminative. I adored the word.1921, Aldous Huxley, chapter 20, in Crome Yellow, London: Chatto & Windus, page 220

Noun

carminative (plural carminatives)

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]).
- “A mental carminative,” said Mr. Scogan reflectively. “That's what you need.”1921, Aldous Huxley, chapter 20, in Crome Yellow, London: Chatto & Windus, page 226
- But Master Nathaniel was indifferent to these manifestations of unpopularity. Let mental suffering be intense enough, and it becomes a sort of carminative.1926, Hope Mirrlees, chapter 9, in Lud-in-the-Mist

carminative meaning in Tamil and Telugu

carminative in Tamil

இரைப்பைக் குடல் காற்று நீக்கி, இரைப்பைக் குடல் வலி நீக்கி, வாபிரி, வயிற்றுப்புசத்திற்கு மருந்து, வயிற்றுப்புசம் அகற்றுகிற

carminative in Telugu

carminative: వాతహరము vātaharamu

Forms of carminative

Adjective
comparative	more carminative
superlative	most carminative
Noun
plural	carminatives

Origin of carminative

From Latin carminātus (“carded”), past participle of Latin carminō (“to card, produce by carding; hence to cleanse”), from carmen (“a card for freeing wool or flax from the coarser parts, and from extraneous matter”).

Words formed from carminative

acarminative

Questions about carminative

What does carminative mean?: Carminative means 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]).
What is carminative in Tamil?: Carminative in Tamil is இரைப்பைக் குடல் காற்று நீக்கி, இரைப்பைக் குடல் வலி நீக்கி, வாபிரி. See Carminative meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is carminative?: Carminative can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce carminative?: Carminative is pronounced /kɑː(ɹ)ˈmɪnətɪv/.

Words near carminative in the dictionary

Adapted from Wiktionary: carminative (page history and authors); carminative (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); వాతహరము (Telugu) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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