simple past tense and past participle of expectorate

present participle of expectorate

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of expectorate

(transitive, intransitive) To cough up fluid from the lungs. / (transitive, intransitive) To spit.

(physiology) The action of expectorating, of ejecting phlegm or mucus from the throat or lungs by coughing, hawking, or spitting. / (physiology) That which is expectorated, as phlegm or mucus.

(medicine) Causing or assisting the expulsion of phlegm.

(medicine) An agent or drug used to cause or induce the expulsion of phlegm from the lungs.

plural of expectorant

plural of expectoration

Alternative form of expectorant