Carminative

Definitions: Carminative

Carminative

Adjective

1. Relieving gas in the alimentary tract (colic or flatulence or griping).

Noun

1. Medication that prevents the formation of gas in the alimentary tract or eases its passing.

Specialty Definitions: Carminative

Domain	Definitions
Botanical	A substance which relieves flatulence (swelling of the stomach or intestines due to gases), and alleviates the pain. Achras, Achyranthes, Allium, Caesalpinia, Capraria, Cardiospermum, Carica, Centella, Centrosema, Chenopodium, Corchorus, Coriandrum, Croton, Cymbopogon, Drepanocarpus, Entada, Eryngium, Hyptis, Ipomoea, Mikania, Momordica, Ocimum, Pothomorphe, Psidium, Ricinus, Sida, Spondias, Tamarindus, Terminalia, Xylopia, Zebrina, Zingiber.. (references)
Literature	Carminative A charm medicine. Magic and charms were at one time the chief "medicines," and the fact is perpetuated by the word carminative, among others. Carminatives are given to relieve flatulence. (Latin, carmen, a charm.). Source: Brewer's Dictionary.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Synonyms within Context: Carminative

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Moderation	Measure, juste milieu, golden mean, gr/ariston metron/gr moderator; lullaby, sedative, lenitive, demulcent, antispasmodic, carminative, laudanum; rose water, balm, poppy, opiate, anodyne, milk, opium, "poppy or mandragora"; wet blanket; palliative.
Remedy	Anthelmintic; antidote, antifebrile, antipoison, counterpoison, antitoxin, antispasmodic; bracer, faith cure, placebo; helminthagogue, lithagogue, pick-meup, stimulant, tonic; vermifuge, prophylactic, corrective, restorative; sedative; palliative; febrifuge; alterant, alterative; specific; antiseptic, emetic, analgesic, pain-killer, antitussive, antiinflammatory, antibiotic, antiviral, antifungal, carminative; Nepenthe, Mithridate.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Usage Frequency: Carminative

"Carminative" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Carminative" is used about 2 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Frequency of Internet Keywords: Carminative

Modern Translations: Carminative

Language		Translations for "carminative"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Arabic		‏طارد للريح. (various references)

Bulgarian		�"азогонно Средство, �"азогонен. (various references)

Czech		Lék Proti Nadýmání. (various references)

French		Carminatif. (various references)

Greek		�"ιαλύων Τα Αέρια Του Στομάχου. (various references)

Hebrew		־פיח. (various references)

Hungarian		Szélhajtószer, Szélhajtó. (various references)

Italian		Carminativo. (various references)

Pig Latin		arminativecay

Portuguese		Carminativo, Remédio Contra Gases. (various references)

Russian		�'етрогонный, �'етрогонное Средство. (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		sredstvo protiv nadimanja, karminativni. (various references)

Spanish		De Clavel. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Derivations & Misspellings: Carminative

Derivations
	Words beginning with "carminative": carminatives. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Carminative" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: carmenative, carminati. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Anagrams: Carminative

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-a-c-e-i-i-m-n-r-t-v"
	-2 letters: anticrime, criminate, vicariant, vicariate.
	-3 letters: actiniae, animater, carinate, cavatine, craniate, inactive, marinate, navicert, variance, vicarate, vitamine.
	-4 letters: acarine, actinia, airtime, amative, amentia, amirate, anaemic, animate, antiair, anticar, avarice, carinae, carmine, cateran, caveman, caviare, ceratin, certain, citrine, creatin, crinite, inciter, inertia, interim, intimae, inviter, mantric, martian, martini, minaret, mincier, minicar, miniver, mintier, nematic, neritic.
	Words containing the letters "a-a-c-e-i-i-m-n-r-t-v"
	+1 letter: carminatives.
	+3 letters: circumnavigate.
	+4 letters: circumnavigated, circumnavigates.
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