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stomachic

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sto·mach·ic  (st-mkk)
adj.
1. Of or relating to the stomach; gastric.
2. Beneficial to or stimulating digestion in the stomach.
n.
An agent, such as a medicine, that strengthens or stimulates the stomach.
sto·machi·cal·ly adv.
stomachic [stəˈmækɪk]
adj also stomachical
1. (Medicine / Pharmacology) stimulating gastric activity
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) of or relating to the stomach
n
(Medicine / Pharmacology) a stomachic medicine
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.stomachic - relating to or involving the stomach; "gastric ulcer"
gastric, stomachal


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In any case, if this operation had no influence on the projectile's course, it could at least be tried without inconvenience, and even with success from a stomachic point of view.
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She consented that the village maiden should manufacture yeast, both liquid and in cakes; and should brew a certain kind of beer, nectareous to the palate, and of rare stomachic virtues; and, moreover, should bake and exhibit for sale some little spice-cakes, which whosoever tasted would longingly desire to taste again.
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The house has not done so much in the stomachic article of cloves or in brandy-and-water warm since the inquest.
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