单词	expectorant
释义	expectorant noun ex·​pec·​to·​rant ik-ˈspek-t(ə-)rənt  : an agent that promotes the discharge or expulsion of mucus from the respiratory tract broadly : an antitussive agent expectorant adjective Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web The first is an expectorant, which helps expel the mucus in your body by thinning it; suppressants, on the other hand, subdue cough reflexes in the brain. Hannah Jeon, Good Housekeeping, 1 Aug. 2022 Dover’s Powder was a cold drug with the active ingredients of an expectorant, opium and morphine. David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Apr. 2020 For the power of meds and the calming feeling of honey, this formula is the only one that combines a cough suppressant (dextromethorphan), a cough expectorant (guaifenesin) and 19% natural grade A honey. Good Housekeeping Editors, Good Housekeeping, 16 Oct. 2019 An excellent expectorant, antispasmodic, and cough suppressant, a tea of hyssop can be used to quell the symptoms of almost any respiratory ailment. Sunset, 22 Jan. 2018 Honestly, the act of sitting around spitting brown expectorant into a bottle is just as obnoxious as smoking. Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 10 June 2018 Honestly, the act of sitting around spitting brown expectorant into a bottle is just as obnoxious as smoking. Amy Dickinson, chicagotribune.com, 10 June 2018 The piney-tasting pinene terpene—said to be a bronchodilator good for those with asthma that can be used as an expectorant and to increase alertness—also factors into that brew. Kathryn Romeyn, Vogue, 9 Aug. 2017 See More Word History First Known Use 1782, in the meaning defined above Medical Definition expectorant 1 of 2 adjective ex·​pec·​to·​rant ik-ˈspek-t(ə-)rənt  : having the activity of an expectorant expectorant 2 of 2 noun : an agent that promotes the discharge or expulsion of mucus from the respiratory tract broadly : antitussive
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