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carminative

car·min·a·tive
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kahr-min-uh-tiv, kahr-muh-ney-tiv]
    • /kɑrˈmɪn ə tɪv, ˈkɑr məˌneɪ tɪv/
    • /ˈkɑːmɪnətɪv/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kahr-min-uh-tiv, kahr-muh-ney-tiv]
    • /kɑrˈmɪn ə tɪv, ˈkɑr məˌneɪ tɪv/

Definitions of carminative word

  • adjective carminative able to relieve flatulence 3
  • noun carminative a carminative drug 3
  • adjective carminative causing gas to be expelled from the stomach and intestines 3
  • noun carminative a carminative medicine 3
  • noun carminative a drug causing expulsion of gas from the stomach or bowel. 1
  • adjective carminative expelling gas from the body; relieving flatulence. 1
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Origin of carminative

First appearance:

before 1645
One of the 44% oldest English words
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

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Parts of speech for Carminative

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Carminative

carminative popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 50% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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