expectorant
[ik-spek-ter-uh nt]Medicine/Medical, Pharmacology
adjective
promoting the discharge of phlegm or other fluid from the respiratory tract.
noun
an expectorant medicine.
Origin of expectorant
1775–85; < Latin expectorant- (stem of expectorāns), present participle of expectorāre to expectorate; see -ant
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Examples from the Web for expectorant
Historical Examples of expectorant
Dr. Bidie states that the action is diaphoretic and expectorant.
The Medicinal Plants of the PhilippinesT. H. Pardo de Tavera
Thus Ammonia and volatile oils are Expectorant and Diaphoretic.
The Action of Medicines in the SystemFrederick William Headland
The onion is diuretic, expectorant, rubefacient, and stimulant.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume IIArnold Cooley
These pills are stimulant, expectorant, antispasmodic, and emmenagogue.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume IIArnold Cooley
A most excellent medicine, at once soothing and expectorant.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume IIArnold Cooley
expectorant
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