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expectorant

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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • \ik-ˈspek-t(ə-)rənt\
    • /ɪkˈspek.tər.ənt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • \ik-ˈspek-t(ə-)rənt\

Definitions of expectorant word

  • noun expectorant A medicine that promotes the secretion of sputum by the air passages, used especially to treat coughs. 1
  • noun expectorant medication that clears mucus 1
  • adjective expectorant medication: that clears mucus 1
  • countable noun expectorant An expectorant is a cough medicine that helps you to cough up mucus from your lungs. 0
  • adjective expectorant promoting the secretion, liquefaction, or expulsion of sputum from the respiratory passages 0
  • noun expectorant an expectorant drug or agent 0

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Parts of speech for Expectorant

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expectorant popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
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Synonyms for expectorant

noun expectorant

  • linctus — (medicine) Any syrupy medication; especially a remedy for coughs.
  • cough syrup — Cough syrup is a liquid medicine that you take when you have a cough.
  • medicine — a specialized dictionary covering terms used in the health professions by doctors, nurses, and others involved in allied health care services. A dictionary with authoritative spellings and definitions is a particularly crucial resource in medicine, where a misspelling or misunderstanding can have unfortunate consequences for people under care. Print dictionaries in this field may be sorted alphabetically or may be categorized according to medical specializations or by the various systems in the body, as the immune system and the respiratory system. The online Medical Dictionary on Dictionary.com allows alphabetical browsing in the combined electronic versions of more than one authoritative medical reference, insuring access to correct spellings, as well as immediate, direct access to a known search term typed into the search box on the site: A medical dictionary reveals that large numbers of medical terms are formed from the same Latin and Greek parts combined and recombined.
  • cough mixture — Cough mixture is the same as cough medicine.

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