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flatulence(dictionary)

flatulence (iou)



flatulence noun. E18.
[formed as FLATULENCY + -ENCE. Cf. next.]
Inflated or puffed-up condition, windiness, vanity; pomposity, pretentiousness. E18.
a. The condition of being charged with gas. rare exc. as below. E19.
b. spec. The state or condition of having the stomach or other part of the alimentary canal charged with gas. M19.
c. The tendency of a food to produce flatus. M19.