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expectorant.

An agent or drug used to cause or induce the expulsion of phlegm from the lungs.

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Meaning & usage

noun

An agent or drug used to cause or induce the expulsion of phlegm from the lungs.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English expectorate Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin -āns Old French -antbor. Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ant English -ant English expectorant From expectorate + -ant.

adj

Causing or assisting the expulsion of phlegm.
not-comparable

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