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ex⋅pec⋅to⋅rant

  [ik-spek-ter-uhnt] Medicine/Medical, Pharmacology
–adjective
1. promoting the discharge of phlegm or other fluid from the respiratory tract.
–noun
2. an expectorant medicine.
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Origin:
1775–85; < L expectorant- (s. of expectorāns), prp. of expectorāre to expectorate; see -ant
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ex·pec·to·rant   (ĭk-spěk'tər-ənt)   
adj.  Promoting or facilitating the secretion or expulsion of phlegm, mucus, or other matter from the respiratory tract.
n.  An expectorant medicine.
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Main Entry: 1ex·pec·to·rant
Pronunciation: ik-'spek-t(&-)r&nt
Function: adjective
: having the activity of anexpectorant

Main Entry: 2expectorant
Function: noun
: an agent that promotes the discharge or expulsion of mucus from the respiratory tract; broadly : ANTITUSSIVE
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expectorant ex·pec·to·rant (ĭk-spěk'tər-ənt)
adj.
Promoting or facilitating the secretion or expulsion of phlegm, mucus, or other matter from the respiratory tract. n.
An expectorant medicine.

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expectorant   (ĭk-spěk'tər-ənt)  Pronunciation Key 
A drug that promotes the discharge of phlegm or mucus from the respiratory tract.
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