The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #126012   Message #2796469
Posted By: open mike
25-Dec-09 - 08:30 PM
Thread Name: BS: (Brussels) Sprouts
Subject: RE: BS: (Brussels) Sprouts
bubble and squeak??!!sounds like some sort of chewing gum...

A carminative, also known as carminativum (plural carminativa), is an herb or preparation that either prevents formation of gas in the gastrointestinal tract, or facilitates the expulsion of said gas, thereby combating flatulence.

The English author Aldous Huxley includes a long passage (chapter 20) about the word "carminative" in his novel Crome Yellow. The character Denis explains how unfortunate it is that some words don't mean what they ought to mean