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expectorator

/ɪkˈspek.tə.reɪ.tər/

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noun

/ɪkˈspek.tə.reɪ.tər/C2formalmedical
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее человека, который извергает слюну или мокроту изо рта, или лекарственное средство, способствующее выведению слизи из дыхательных путей.

A noun referring to a person who expels saliva or phlegm from the mouth, or a medicinal agent that promotes the expulsion of mucus from the respiratory tract.

  1. Person who spitsC2formalmedical

    A person who ejects saliva, phlegm, or mucus from the mouth.

    ruПлевательщик

    • The doctor advised the patient not to be a public expectorator.
    • In some cultures, being an expectorator in public is considered rude.
    • The old man was a habitual expectorator due to his lung condition.

    Synonymsspitter

  2. Expectorant medicineC2formalmedical

    A medicinal substance that helps to clear phlegm from the respiratory tract by promoting coughing.

    ruОтхаркивающее средство

    • The pharmacist recommended an expectorator for the patient's cough.
    • This expectorator is effective in loosening chest congestion.
    • Many cough syrups contain an expectorator to help clear the airways.

    Synonymsexpectorant

Forms
  • expectorators plural form
  • expectorators' possessive plural form
  • expectorator's possessive singular form