| 单词 | expectorant |
| 释义 | expectorant[ ik-spek-ter-uhnt ] / ɪkˈspɛk tər ənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR expectorant ON THESAURUS.COM adjectivepromoting the discharge of phlegm or other fluid from the respiratory tract. nounan expectorant medicine. Origin of expectorant1775–85; <Latin expectorant- (stem of expectorāns), present participle of expectorāre to expectorate; see -ant Words nearby expectorantexpectative, expected frequency, expected utility, expected value, expecting, expectorant, expectorate, expectoration, expediate, expediency, expedient Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for expectorantBritish Dictionary definitions for expectorantexpectorant / (ɪkˈspɛktərənt) med / adjectivepromoting the secretion, liquefaction, or expulsion of sputum from the respiratory passages nounan expectorant drug or agent Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for expectorantexpectorant [ ĭk-spĕk′tər-ənt ] adj.Promoting or facilitating the secretion or expulsion of phlegm, mucus, or other matter from the respiratory tract. n.An expectorant medicine. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for expectorantexpectorant [ ĭk-spĕk′tər-ənt ] A drug that promotes the discharge of phlegm or mucus from the respiratory tract. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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