carminative
Americannoun
adjective
adjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of carminative
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
Example Sentences
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But this season, sponsored by Turns, a carminative, Horace Heidt's Musical Knights went out in front with a burp.
From Time Magazine Archive
The juice of the leaves is a carminative and is given to children suffering with wind colic.
From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Thomas, Jerome Beers
The essential oil is largely obtained by distillation for use in medicine as an aromatic stimulant and carminative, and as a flavouring material in cookery and in liqueurs for drinking.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" by Various
Ginger is a good carminative and is official in the pharmacopœias of Europe, America and India.
From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Thomas, Jerome Beers
The seeds are used as a condiment; they are stimulant and carminative and yield good results in atonic dyspepsia, nervous depression and spasmodic or flatulent affections of the intestine.
From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Thomas, Jerome Beers
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