Definition of Carminative. Meaning of Carminative. Synonyms of Carminative

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Definition of Carminative

Carminative
Carminative Car*min"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. ``Carminative hot seeds.' --Dunglison.
Carminative
Carminative Car*min"a*tive, n. A substance, esp. an aromatic, which tends to expel wind from the alimentary canal, or to relieve colic, griping, or flatulence.

Meaning of Carminative from wikipedia

- The word carminative is a derivative of Latin cārmen "card for wool", according to Hensley Wedgewood, on the humoral theory that carminatives "dilute and...
- Carmine (/ˈkɑːrmən, ˈkɑːrmaɪn/) – also called cochineal (when it is extracted from the cochineal insect), cochineal extract, crimson lake, or carmine...
- Dalby's Carminative was one of the two most widely used patent medicines given to babies and children at the end of the 18th and beginning of the 19th...
- Look up carmines in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Carmines is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Al Carmines (1936–2005), American...
- Carmine Valentino Coppola (Italian: [ˈkarmine ˈkɔppola]; June 11, 1910 – April 26, 1991) was an American composer, flautist, pianist, and songwriter who...
- Carmine color is the general term for some deep red colors that are very slightly purplish but are generally slightly closer to red than the color crimson...
- Carmine is a surname. Notable people with the name include: Michael Carmine (1959–1989), American actor Laura Carmine (born 1983), Puerto Rican-born actress...
- colors Carmine (given name) Carmine (surname) Carmine, Texas Carmine Church, Carrara, Italy Carmine Quartet, the chamber music group Indigo carmine, a salt...
- Michael Carmine (March 6, 1959 – October 14, 1989) was an American actor. Carmine was born in Flatbush, Brooklyn. He graduated from the High School of...
- Carmine Dominick Giovinazzo (/ˈkɑːrmaɪn dʒiˌoʊvɪˈnɑːzoʊ/ KAR-myne jee-OH-vin-AH-zoh; born August 24, 1973) is an American actor, writer, painter and musician...