Expectorant Definition

ĭk-spĕktər-ənt
expectorants
adjective
Causing or easing the bringing up of phlegm, mucus, etc. from the respiratory tract.
Webster's New World
noun
expectorants

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

Wiktionary
An expectorant medicine.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • expectorator

Other Word Forms of Expectorant

Noun

Singular:
expectorant
Plural:
expectorants

Expectorant Sentence Examples

  • Thus as it passes out by the bronchial mucous membrane it increases the amount of secretion and so acts as an expectorant.

  • It is employed in medicine as an expectorant.

  • Grieve mentions that the antiseptic tar has been used internally as a stimulating expectorant in chronic bronchitis.

  • The mucilage also acts as an expectorant which helps break up any mucous that is present.

  • Guaifenesin, the only medicinal product in common use as an expectorant, is an ingredient in many cough medicines, such as Anti-Tuss, Dristan Cold & Cough, Guaifed, GuaiCough, and some Robitussin products.

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Words Starting With

EEXEXP

Words Ending With

TNTANT

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