English Explanatory Dictionary

expectoration

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The action of expectorating, of ejecting phlegm or mucus from the throat or lungs by coughing, hawking, or spitting.
  2. That which is expectorated, as phlegm or mucus.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

expectoration expectorations

Related words

mucolysis

Translations

Bashkir: ҡаҡырыу Bulgarian: откашляне Catalan: expectoració Finnish: yskösten irtoaminen French: expectoration Galician: expectoración German: Expektoration Icelandic: hræking Italian: espettorazione Japanese: 喀痰 Japanese: 去痰 Māori: wharonga Polish: odkrztuszanie Portuguese: expectoração Romanian: expectorație Romanian: expectorare Russian: отха́ркивание Russian: отка́шливание Spanish: expectoración
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