As a noun flatulence
is 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.
As an adjective antiflatulence is
countering flatulence.
flatulence
Noun
(-)
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.
The release of such gas, farting.
Coordinate terms
* queef
Usage notes
A formal Latinate term, used in medical and scientific discourse, but also euphemistically to avoid crude terms such as fart. Compare excrement.
Related terms
* See also
* afflatus