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View synonyms for expectorant
expectorant
[ ik-spek-ter-uhnt ]
adjective
- promoting the discharge of phlegm or other fluid from the respiratory tract.
noun
- an expectorant medicine.
expectorant
/ ɪkˈspɛktərənt /
adjective
- promoting the secretion, liquefaction, or expulsion of sputum from the respiratory passages
noun
- an expectorant drug or agent
expectorant
/ ĭk-spĕk′tər-ənt /
- A drug that promotes the discharge of phlegm or mucus from the respiratory tract.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of expectorant1
1775–85; < Latin expectorant- (stem of expectorāns ), present participle of expectorāre to expectorate; -ant
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Example Sentences
Both are pectoral and expectorant; and in large doses nauseant and emetic.
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Expectorant and diaphoretic, in small doses; emetic and narcotic, in larger ones.
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Both the above are stimulant, expectorant, sudorific, and diuretic.
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They are still used by the Arabs as an expectorant and antispasmodic.
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As a stimulating expectorant and diaphoretic; in chronic catarrhs, low fevers, agues, &c.
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