Expectorant

Synonyms for "expectorant" (13 found)

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Closest matches (3)

Noun(2 words)
airway-clearingcough medicine

Strong matches (4)

Related words (6)

Noun(4 words)
mucus expellantmucus secretormucus-promotingsecretory stimulant

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

10 entries
agentdrugmedical descriptormedicamentmedicationmedicinal drugmedicinepharmacologic agentsubstancetherapeutic property

More specific

4 entries
bromhexineexpectorant actionguaifenesinsputum clearance

Collocations

11 entries
airway-clearingbronchial secretionscough medicineexpectorant actionexpectorant drugexpectorant effectexpectorant syrupguaifenesin productmucus clearancemucus-promotingproductive cough

Inflections

3 entries
expectorantsmore expectorantmost expectorant

Derivations

4 entries

Sample sentences

4 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The disease was regarded as pneumonia so far advanced that suppuration seemed to have supervened; bleeding, blisters, expectorants, and cathartics diminished the symptoms; the pulse continued frequent, hard, full, but always regular.

Source: wiktionary

The bedside table is littered with both OTC and prescription expectorants and pertussives and analgesics and Vitamin-C megaspansules[…]

Source: wiktionary

an expectorant preparation

Source: wiktionary

‘Matchett says there’s old Mr P. who made all the money with ’is cought mixture—’ ‘Not Parkinsons ex . . . something?’ asked Jessamy. ‘That’s it,’ nodded Sarah, ‘ “Hexpectorant Posset”.’

Source: wiktionary

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