Antitussive
of or relating to a substance that is used to suppress coughing.
any such substance, as codeine.
adjective
alleviating or suppressing coughing
noun
an ant-tussive drug
ant-tussive an·ti·tus·sive (ān’tē-tŭs’ĭv, ān’tī-)
adj.
capable of relieving or suppressing coughing.
an’ti·tus’sive n.
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