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Word: Expectorant
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 17th century: from Latin expectorant- ‘expelling from the chest’, from the verb expectorare (see expectorate)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɪkˈspɛkt(ə)rənt
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɛkˈspɛkt(ə)rənt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a medicine which promotes the secretion of sputum by the air passages, used to treat coughs.
Short Definition:medicine which promotes secretion of sputum by air passages
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