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Excess of gas
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flatulence
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a state of excessive gas in the alimentary canal [syn: flatulency , gas ] pompously embellished language [syn: turgidity , turgidness ]
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1711, from French flatulence , from flatulent (see flatulent ). Flatulency is from 1650s.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 The state of having gas, often malodorous, trapped (and often released, frequently with noise) in the digestive system of a human and some other animals; wind; and when released, a flatus, a fart. 2 The release of such gas, farting.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Flatulence is defined in the medical literature as "flatus expelled through the anus " or the "quality or state of being flatulent", which is defined in turn as "marked by or affected with gases generated in the intestine or stomach; likely to cause digestive ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ After several weeks of fevered indigestion and almost terminal flatulence Grom emerged triumphant. ▪ He was to suffer from bouts of explosive flatulence for the rest of his life. ▪ It was then shown the correct diagnosis in each ...
Usage examples of flatulence.
A silver Trailways bus was just pulling up in front, motor growling while the door opened with the sound of flatulence.
The dry valve produced a sound Gaby thought of as contrabass flatulence.
And no one knew that a by-product of dwarf flatulence was a methane-producing bacterium called Methanobrevibacter smithii, which prevented decompression sickness in deep-sea divers.
Oil of Dill is used in mixtures, or administered in doses of 5 drops on sugar, but its most common use is in the preparation of Dill Water, which is a common domestic remedy for the flatulence of infants, and is a useful vehicle for children's medicine generally.
Fennel water has properties similar to those of anise and dill water: mixed with sodium bicarbonate and syrup, these waters constitute the domestic 'Gripe Water,' used to correct the flatulence of infants.
So it was with this petty bureaucrat who postured at his little desk reeking of rosemary hair tonic and flatulence: he dislikes me, but he fears me more.
In fact, the methane arises from such sources as bacteria in bogs, the cultivation of rice, the burning of vegetation, natural gas from oil wells, and bovine flatulence.