flatulence
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- noun
- /ˈflætʃələns/
- Specialized
:
flatulencia
- A New York Times review describes Soylent as a punishingly boring, joyless product that causes flatulence as a side effect.
So I mean, ideally, I don't have chronic flatulence and it can't be smelled, right.
- So I mean, ideally, I don't have chronic flatulence and it can't be smelled, right.
- Also, interestingly, young people report more flatulence than older people in the Big Poo review.
- What there there are these like little pockets of flatulence that are escaping my sphincter.
- But there is a, a ineffable universe of I athlete's foot and my, my gluten intolerance and my chronic flatulence and my, you know, whatever else.
- Go I'm just flatulence, that's what.
- Yes, I did just say cow farts bovine in flatulence if you want like a scientific term for it.
- Back when I was eating the standard American diet, I had the most amazing flatulence.
- And you know what it makes me think of just to flash forward in time a little bit in terms of great points of flatulence in cinema.
Examples
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Fibre tends to help with constipation, but can make bloating, flatulence, and diarrhoea worse.
Academic text (2012) -
Eating too quickly can lead to flatulence, which is both embarrassing and uncomfortable.
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Nope, just a little flatulence.
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The lieutenant had been suffering from terrible flatulence all the way from Helpmakaar.
Fiction book (1996) -
Its effectiveness depends on diet, and it tends to cause flatulence.
Academic text (2012) -
You might also experience a slight fever, dry mouth, and flatulence at moments of extreme relaxation.
Fiction book (1997) -
Self-centered and foolish about money, by all accounts; prone to flatulence as well.
Fiction book (1999) -
Nothing impedes therapy like acute, intermittent flatulence.
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At this point, the digestive system collapses, accompanied by uncontrollable flatulence.
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* Food passes unchanged into the large bowel, where bacteria flourish on the sugars and starches, causing bloating and flatulence.
Academic text (2014)
Synonyms
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Air in the stomach and intestines that causes pain or bloating
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Gas in the stomach or intestines that can leave the body
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7.7
To let gas pass out through the bottom of the body
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Gas from the stomach and intestines that leaves the body through the anus
Having too much gas in the stomach or intestines that causes bloating
How Gassy
- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Morphology
flatulence = flatulent (semi-transparent) = flatul + ence
Regular nominalization from the adjective 'flatulent' indicating the state or condition of being flatulent.
Etymology
Flatulence comes from the Latin word flatus, meaning 'a blowing' or 'air'. Think of the word inflate, which means 'to fill with air', so flatulence is the air or gas that blows inside your stomach and makes you need to release it.