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单词 carminative
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
car•min•a•tive  (kär min′ə tiv, kär′mə nā′tiv),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a drug causing expulsion of gas from the stomach or bowel.

adj. 
  1. expelling gas from the body;
    relieving flatulence.
  • Late Latin carmināt(us), past participle of carmināre to purify (Latin: to card (wool), verb, verbal derivative of carmen (attested only in Late Latin) comb for carding wool) + -ive
  • 1645–55

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
carminative /ˈkɑːmɪnətɪv/ adj
  1. able to relieve flatulence
 n
  1. a carminative drug
Etymology: 15th Century: from French carminatif, from Latin carmināre to card wool, remove impurities, from cārere to card
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