EXPECTORATES

Verb

expectorates

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of expectorate

Source: Wiktionary


EXPECTORATE

Ex*pec"to*rate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Expectorated; p. pr. & vb. n. Expectorating.] Etym: [L. expecrorare to drive from the breast; ex out + pectus, pectiris, breast. See Pectoral.]

Definition: To eject from the trachea or lungs; to discharge, as phlegm or other matter, by coughing, hawking, and spitting; to spit forth.

Ex*pec"to*rate, v. i.

Definition: To discharge matter from the lungs or throat bu hawking and spitting; to spit.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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THEORETICAL

(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”


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