EXPECTORANT
expectorant, expectorator
(noun) a medicine promoting expectoration
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
expectorant (plural expectorants)
(medicine) An agent or drug used to cause or induce the expulsion of phlegm from the lungs.
Adjective
expectorant (not comparable)
(medicine) Causing or assisting the expulsion of phlegm.
Source: Wiktionary
Ex*pec"to*rant, a. Etym: [L. expectorans, p. pr. of expectorare to drive from the breast: cf. F. expectorant.] (Med.)
Definition: Tending to facilitate expectoration or to promote discharges of mucus, etc., from the lungs or throat.
– n.
Definition: An expectorant medicine.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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