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carminatives

carminatives is the plural of carminative.

Meaning of carminative

Noun

carminative (plural carminatives)

  1. 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

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Questions about carminatives

What is carminatives the plural of?
Carminatives is the plural of carminative.

Words near carminatives in the dictionary

  1. Carmilla
  2. carminate
  3. carminated
  4. carminates
  5. carminative
  6. carminatives
  7. carmine
  8. carmine red
  9. carmine reds
  10. carmined
  11. carmines

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