expectorant

== English == === Etymology === From expectorate +‎ -ant. === Pronunciation === === Noun === expectorant (plural expectorants) (medicine) An agent or drug used to cause or induce the expulsion of phlegm from the lungs. ==== Hyponyms ==== mucolytic secretolytic mucokinetic mucoregulator ==== Related terms ==== expectoration ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === expectorant (not comparable) (medicine) Causing or assisting the expulsion of phlegm. an expectorant preparation Synonym: expectorative ==== Related terms ==== === See also === == Catalan == === Verb === expectorant gerund of expectorar == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛk.spɛk.tɔ.ʁɑ̃/ === Participle === expectorant present participle of expectorer === Adjective === expectorant (feminine expectorante, masculine plural expectorants, feminine plural expectorantes) expectorant (causing or assisting the expulsion of phlegm) === Noun === expectorant m (plural expectorants) expectorant (agent or drug used to cause or induce the expulsion of phlegm from the lungs) === Further reading === “expectorant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French expectorant. === Adjective === expectorant m or n (feminine singular expectorantă, masculine plural expectoranți, feminine/neuter plural expectorante) expectorant ==== Declension ====