Expectorant

[ik-spek-ter-uh nt] /ɪkˈspɛk tər ənt/ Medicine/Medical, Pharmacology

adjective
1.
promoting the discharge of phlegm or other fluid from the respiratory tract.
noun
2.
an expectorant medicine.
/ɪkˈspɛktərənt/
adjective
1.
promoting the secretion, liquefaction, or expulsion of sputum from the respiratory passages
noun
2.
an expectorant drug or agent
n.

1782, from Latin expectorantem (nominative expectorans), present participle of expectorare (see expectorate). From 1811 as an adjective.

expectorant ex·pec·to·rant (ĭk-spěk’tər-ənt)
adj.
Promoting or facilitating the secretion or expulsion of phlegm, mucus, or other matter from the respiratory tract. n.
An expectorant medicine.
expectorant
(ĭk-spěk’tər-ənt)
A drug that promotes the discharge of phlegm or mucus from the respiratory tract.

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