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• 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)

• But this season, sponsored by Turns, a carminative, Horace Heidt's Musical Knights went out in front with a burp.

• flatus-relieving

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• Boris Johnson in The Argus.co.uk
  Boris Johnson, MP for Henley, said: "My suggestion is carminative which I regard as a splendid word and which means a spell - its effects being highly beneficial."