adjective
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stimulating gastric activity
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of or relating to the stomach
noun
Other Word Forms
- stomachically adverb
Etymology
Origin of stomachic
1650–60; < Latin stomachicus < Greek stomachikós. See stomach, -ic
Example Sentences
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There would be bitter agonies to relate—chiefly stomachic.
From Ewing\'s Lady by Wilson, Harry Leon
It was reserved to Simps alone to miss the shining mark by reason of stomachic distortion.
From The Story of the Raising and Organization of a Regiment of Volunteers in 1862 Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States, Commandery of the District of Columbia, War Papers 46 by Spear, Ellis
The only calm person was Stella who, clasping a rubber doll with tight curly rubber hair and a stomachic squeak, chanted to herself the saga of Madame Flauve's arrival.
From Sinister Street, vol. 1 by MacKenzie, Compton
Germander, jėr′man-dėr, n. a large genus of labiate herbs with aromatic, bitter, and stomachic properties.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
They are intended for desserts, and are also useful as a stomachic, to carry in the pocket on journeys, and for gouty stomachs.
From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Eaton, Mary, fl. 1823-1849
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