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View synonyms for expectorant

expectorant

[ ik-spek-ter-uhnt ]

adjective

  1. promoting the discharge of phlegm or other fluid from the respiratory tract.


noun

  1. an expectorant medicine.

expectorant

/ ɪkˈspɛktərənt /

adjective

  1. promoting the secretion, liquefaction, or expulsion of sputum from the respiratory passages
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. an expectorant drug or agent
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

expectorant

/ ĭk-spĕktər-ənt /

  1. A drug that promotes the discharge of phlegm or mucus from the respiratory tract.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of expectorant1

1775–85; < Latin expectorant- (stem of expectorāns ), present participle of expectorāre to expectorate; -ant
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Example Sentences

In India, 33 children died in 1998 after taking a contaminated cough expectorant.

Acetaminophen can help relieve aches and pains, and cold medications with expectorant can loosen up chest congestion.

Treatment involved a “toxic arsenal of emetics, laxatives, diuretics, and expectorants” as well as “lances, leeches, and blisters.”

To address this, the scientists looked at research databases for relevant studies comparing honey and preparations that included it as an ingredient with usual care – mostly antihistamines, expectorants, cough suppressants and painkillers.

Typical ingredients include a cough suppressant, an expectorant and an antihistamine, when better hydration or drinking hot tea with honey may be all someone really needs to quell a nagging cough.

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