Expectorant

Synonyms for "expectorant" (6 found)

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Closest matches (2)

Strong matches (1)

Adjective(1 words)
expectorative

Related words (3)

Noun(1 words)
expectorator

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Translations

21 translations across 15 languages.

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Azerbaijani

1 entries
  • bəlğəmgətirici noun (agent or drug used to cause or induce the expulsion of phlegm from the lungs)

Czech

1 entries
  • expektorancium noun (agent or drug used to cause or induce the expulsion of phlegm from the lungs)

Dutch

1 entries
  • slijmoplosser noun (agent or drug used to cause or induce the expulsion of phlegm from the lungs)

Finnish

1 entries
  • ekspektorantti noun (agent or drug used to cause or induce the expulsion of phlegm from the lungs)

French

1 entries
  • expectorant noun (agent or drug used to cause or induce the expulsion of phlegm from the lungs)

German

4 entries
  • Abhustemittel noun (agent or drug used to cause or induce the expulsion of phlegm from the lungs)
  • Expektorans noun (agent or drug used to cause or induce the expulsion of phlegm from the lungs)
  • Hustenlöser noun (agent or drug used to cause or induce the expulsion of phlegm from the lungs)
  • Schleimlöser noun (agent or drug used to cause or induce the expulsion of phlegm from the lungs)

Greek

1 entries
  • αποχρεμπτικό noun (agent or drug used to cause or induce the expulsion of phlegm from the lungs)

Hungarian

2 entries
  • köptető noun (agent or drug used to cause or induce the expulsion of phlegm from the lungs)
  • köptetőszer noun (agent or drug used to cause or induce the expulsion of phlegm from the lungs)

Japanese

1 entries
  • 去痰薬 noun (agent or drug used to cause or induce the expulsion of phlegm from the lungs)

Korean

1 entries
  • 거담제 noun (agent or drug used to cause or induce the expulsion of phlegm from the lungs)

Polish

1 entries
  • środek wykrztuśny noun (agent or drug used to cause or induce the expulsion of phlegm from the lungs)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • expectorante noun (agent or drug used to cause or induce the expulsion of phlegm from the lungs)

Russian

2 entries
  • отха́ркивающее noun (agent or drug used to cause or induce the expulsion of phlegm from the lungs)
  • отха́ркивающее сре́дство noun (agent or drug used to cause or induce the expulsion of phlegm from the lungs)

Spanish

1 entries
  • expectorante noun (agent or drug used to cause or induce the expulsion of phlegm from the lungs)

Swedish

1 entries
  • expektorerande medel noun (agent or drug used to cause or induce the expulsion of phlegm from the lungs)

Sample sentences

4 total sentences available.

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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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