expectorant

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Noun

expectorant (plural expectorants)

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

Translations

agent or drug

• Czech: expektorancium n
• Finnish: ekspektorantti
• German: Schleimlöser m, Abhustemittel n, Expektorans n, Hustenlöser m, schleimlösendes Mittel n

• Japanese: 去痰薬 (きょたんやく, kyotan'yaku)
• Portuguese: expectorante m
• Spanish: expectorante (es) m

Adjective

expectorant (not comparable)

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

   an expectorant preparation

See also

• expectorate

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Verb

expectorant

1. present participle of expectorer