expectorant

[ ik-spek-ter-uhnt ]
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adjective
  1. promoting the discharge of phlegm or other fluid from the respiratory tract.

noun
  1. an expectorant medicine.

Origin of expectorant

1
1775–85; <Latin expectorant- (stem of expectorāns), present participle of expectorāre to expectorate; see -ant

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British Dictionary definitions for expectorant

expectorant

/ (ɪkˈspɛktərənt) med /


adjective
  1. promoting the secretion, liquefaction, or expulsion of sputum from the respiratory passages

noun
  1. an expectorant drug or agent

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Scientific definitions for expectorant

expectorant

[ ĭk-spĕktər-ənt ]


  1. A drug that promotes the discharge of phlegm or mucus from the respiratory tract.

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