EXPECTORATION

spit, spitting, expectoration

(noun) the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva)

expectoration

(noun) the process of coughing up and spitting out

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Noun

expectoration (usually uncountable, plural expectorations)

(physiology) The action of expectorating, of ejecting phlegm or mucus from the throat or lungs by coughing, hawking, or spitting.

(physiology) That which is expectorated, as phlegm or mucus.

Source: Wiktionary

Ex*pec`to*ra"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. expectoration.]

1. The act of ejecting phlegm or mucus from the throat or lungs, by coughing, hawking, and spitting.

2. That which is expectorated, as phlegm or mucus.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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