decongestant
adjective
of or relating to a substance that relieves mucus congestion of the upper respiratory tract.
decongestants
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pluralof decongestant.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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You can also take over-the-counter cold and flu medicines with decongestants or cough suppressants, though the experts didn’t recommend them strongly because they don’t work for everybody and can cause drowsiness.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 26, 2024
An advisory panel to the Food and Drug Administration declared Tuesday that an ingredient in widely used oral decongestants doesn’t work, setting the stage for dozens of products to be removed from U.S. store shelves.
From Slate ● Sep. 13, 2023
The FDA assembled its outside advisers to take another look at phenylephrine, which became the main drug in over-the-counter decongestants when medicines with an older ingredient - pseudoephedrine - were moved behind pharmacy counters.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 12, 2023
Experts are assessing a very rare but potentially serious brain side effect of nasal decongestants bought on the High Street.
From BBC ● Feb. 23, 2023
Long-term usage of spray decongestants can actually make symptoms worse, while decongestant pills do not have this problem.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
