- ex|pec|to|rant
- ex|pec|to|rant «ehk SPEHK tuhr uhnt», adjective, noun.–adj.causing or helping the discharge of phlegm.–n.a medicine that promotes expectoration.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
ex|pec|to|rant
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rant — ab·er·rant·ly; ame·lio·rant; an·ti·per·spi·rant; ar·rant; auld far·rant; car·bu·rant; com·mo·rant; cor·mo·rant; cur·rant; de·mur·rant; dep·u·rant; er·rant·ry; ex·hil·a·rant; fig·u·rant; ful·gu·rant; ig·no·rant; ig·no·rant·ism; ig·no·rant·ly;… … English syllables
pec — am·y·lo·pec·tin; as·pec·tion; as·pec·tu·al; as·tro·pec·ten; ex·pec·ta·tion; ex·pec·to·rate; ex·pec·to·ra·tion; ex·pec·to·ra·tor; im·pec·ca·bil·i·ty; im·pec·ca·ble; im·pec·can·cy; im·pec·cant; iso·pec·tic; PEC; pec·a·ri; pec·ca·bil·i·ty;… … English syllables
expectorant — ex·pec·to·rant … English syllables
expectorant — 1. Promoting secretion from the mucous membrane of the air passages or facilitating its expulsion. 2. An agent that increases bronchial secretion and facilitates its expulsion. [L. ex, out, + pectus, chest] * * * ex·pec·to·rant ik spek t(ə )rənt… … Medical dictionary
Expectorant — Ex*pec to*rant, a. [L. expectorans, p. pr. of expectorare to drive from the breast: cf. F. expectorant.] (Med.) Tending to facilitate expectoration or to promote discharges of mucus, etc., from the lungs or throat. n. An expectorant medicine.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
expectorant — ex|pec|to|rant Mot Agut Adjectiu invariable … Diccionari Català-Català
expectorant — ex|pec|to|rant [ıkˈspektərənt] n [U] medical a type of medicine that you take to help you cough up ↑phlegm (=a sticky substance) from your lungs … Dictionary of contemporary English
expectorant — ex|pec|to|rant [ ık spekt(ə)rənt ] noun count MEDICAL a medicine used for helping you cough liquid up from your lungs … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
ex — ex·act; ex·am·ine; ex·am·ple; ex·animate; ex·arch; ex·as·per·ate; ex·cel·lent; ex·centric; ex·cept; ex·cerpt; ex·cess; ex·change; ex·che·quer; ex·cip·i·ent; ex·cise; ex·cit·ant; ex·claim; ex·clu·sion·ist; ex·clu·sive; ex·com·mu·ni·cate;… … English syllables
expectorant — ex•pec•to•rant [[t]ɪkˈspɛk tər ənt[/t]] adj. 1) med pha promoting the discharge of phlegm or other fluid from the respiratory tract 2) med pha an expectorant medicine • Etymology: 1775–85; < L … From formal English to slang
