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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A strengthing stomachic Plaister has sometimes been successfully applied, which may be often moistened in a Decoction of Herbs boiled in Wine.
From Advice to the people in general, with regard to their health by Tissot, S. A. D. (Samuel Auguste David)
Normally, stomachic sensations reach our consciousness only under special circumstances.
From Psychotherapy by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)
Calumba, ka-lum′ba, n. the root of an East African plant, extensively used in medicine as a stomachic and tonic.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
Iron and quinine citrate is used as a bitter stomachic and tonic.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" by Various
It is highly fragrant, and is used as a stomachic and expectorant.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah
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