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Webster 1913 Edition

Expectorant

Ex-pec′to-rant

,
Adj.
[L.
expectorans
, p. pr. of
expectorare
to drive from the breast: cf. F.
expectorant
.]
(Med.)
Tending to facilitate expectoration or to promote discharges of mucus, etc., from the lungs or throat.
–
Noun.
An expectorant medicine.

Webster 1828 Edition

Expectorant

EXPEC'TORANT

,
Adj.
[See Expectorate.] Having the quality of promoting discharges from the lungs.

EXPEC'TORANT

,
Noun.
A medicine which promotes discharges from the lungs.

Definition 2024

expectorant

expectorant

English

Noun

expectorant ‎(plural expectorants)

  1. (medicine) An agent or drug used to cause or induce the expulsion of phlegm from the lungs.

Translations

Adjective

expectorant ‎(not comparable)

  1. (medicine) Causing or assisting the expulsion of phlegm.
    an expectorant preparation

See also

French

Verb

expectorant

  1. present participle of expectorer

Pronunciation

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