/kahr min"euh tiv, kahr"meuh nay'tiv/ , n.
1. a drug causing expulsion of gas from the stomach or bowel.
adj.
2. expelling gas from the body; relieving flatulence.
[ 1645-55; carminat ( us ), ptp. of carminare to purify (L: to card (wool), v. deriv. of carmen (attested only in LL) comb for carding wool) + -IVE ]