expectorant

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Noun

expectorant (plural expectorants)

(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)

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

See also

expectorate

French

Verb

expectorant

present participle of expectorer

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