EXPECTORANT


Meaning of EXPECTORANT in English

n.

Pronunciation: ik- ' spek-t( ə -)r ə nt

Function: noun

Date: 1782

: an agent that promotes the discharge or expulsion of mucus from the respiratory tract broadly : an antitussive agent

– expectorant adjective

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