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expectorant definition

ex·pec·to·rant (ek spek′tə rənt, ik-)

adjective

causing or easing the bringing up of phlegm, mucus, etc. from the respiratory tract

Etymology: L expectorans, prp. of expectorare: see expectorate

noun

an expectorant medicine

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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