adjective
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stimulating gastric activity
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of or relating to the stomach
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of stomachic
1650–60; < Latin stomachicus < Greek stomachikós. See stomach, -ic
Example Sentences
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It is highly fragrant, and is used as a stomachic and expectorant.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah
Garlic possesses stimulant and stomachic properties, and was of old, as still sometimes now, employed as a medicinal remedy.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" by Various
Assuredly the minor ills of life, the petty stomachic miseries, and such like, are borne with a more becoming patience when we know that they are shared by peers and great folk.
From Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day by Lever, Charles James
Canella Bark is an aromatic stimulant, and forms a good stomachic.
From The American Reformed Cattle Doctor by Dadd, George
But the appeal of music and colour need not be so detailedly stomachic as that.
From The Book of This and That by Lynd, Robert
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