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Expelling wind from the body; warming; antispasmodic.

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  1. a. Expelling wind from the body; warming; antispasmodic.
  2. n. A substance, esp. an aromatic, which tends to expel wind from the alimentary canal, or to relieve colic, griping, or flatulence.
  3. adj. relieving gas in the alimentary tract (colic or flatulence or griping)
  4. n. medication that prevents the formation of gas in the alimentary tract or eases its passing
  5. Expelling wind from the body; warning; antispasmodic. "Carmenative hot seeds." Dunglison. A substance, esp. an aromatic, which tends to expel wind from the alimentary canal, or to relieve colic, griping, or flatulence.
  6. Expelling wind from the body; warning; antispasmodic."Carmenative hot seeds." Dunglison.
  7. n. medication that prevents the formation of gas in the alimentary tract or eases its passing s. relieving gas in the alimentary tract (colic or flatulence or griping)