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.
   • 1833, R. J. Bertin, Charles W. Chauncy, transl., Treatise on the Diseases of the Heart, and Great Vessels, Philadelphia: Carey, Lea & Blnachard, page 165:

     The disease was regarded as pneumonia so far advanced that suppuration seemed to have supervened; bleeding, blisters, expectorants, and cathartics diminished the symptoms; the pulse continued frequent, hard, full, but always regular.

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)
• Korean: 거담제(祛痰劑) (geodamje)
• Portuguese: expectorante m
• Spanish: expectorante (es) m

Adjective

expectorant (not comparable)

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

   an expectorant preparation

   • 1967, Sleigh, Barbara, Jessamy, 1993 edition, Sevenoaks, Kent: Bloomsbury, →ISBN, page 84:

     ‘Matchett says there’s old Mr P. who made all the money with ’is cought mixture—’ ‘Not Parkinsons ex . . . something?’ asked Jessamy. ‘That’s it,’ nodded Sarah, ‘ “Hexpectorant Posset”.’

See also

• expectorate

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French

Verb

expectorant

1. present participle of expectorer

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Romanian

Etymology

From French expectorant.

Adjective

expectorant m or n (feminine singular expectorantă, masculine plural expectoranți, feminine and neuter plural expectorante)

1. expectorant

Declension

Declension of expectorant

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	expectorant		expectorantă	expectoranți	expectorante
	definite	expectorantul		expectoranta	expectoranții	expectorantele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	expectorant		expectorante	expectoranți	expectorante
	definite	expectorantului		expectorantei	expectoranților	expectorantelor