EXPECTORANT


Meaning of EXPECTORANT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ik-ˈspek-t(ə-)rənt ]

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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