Expectoration
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The action of expectorating, of ejecting phlegm or mucus from the throat or lungs by coughing, hawking, or spitting. uncountable, usually
- 2 the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva) wordnet
- 3 That which is expectorated, as phlegm or mucus. uncountable, usually
- 4 the process of coughing up and spitting out wordnet