EXPECTORANT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does expectorant mean? 

• EXPECTORANT (noun)
  The noun EXPECTORANT has 1 sense:

1. a medicine promoting expectoration

  Familiarity information: EXPECTORANT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• EXPECTORANT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A medicine promoting expectoration

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

expectorant; expectorator

Hypernyms ("expectorant" is a kind of...):

medicament; medication; medicinal drug; medicine ((medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "expectorant"):

Robitussin (trade name of an expectorant that loosens phlegm and makes it easier to cough up)

 Context examples 

Horehound oil is used typically in expectorants and cough suppressants.

(Horehound Oil, NCI Thesaurus)

Lavandin oil has expectorant properties and is used for the treatment of respiratory illnesses.

(Lavandin Oil, NCI Thesaurus)

A combination preparation containing guaifenesin and the opioid agonist dextrometorphan with expectorant and antitussive activities, respectively.

(Guaifenesin-DM, NCI Thesaurus)

A glyceryl guaiacolate with expectorant effects.

(Guaifenesin, NCI Thesaurus)

It may have expectorant and anti-septic actions.

(Chickweed Tincture, NCI Thesaurus)

Cajaput oil is used as an expectorant, for treatment of tooth and gum pain, and for its antiseptic properties.

(Cajuput Oil, NCI Thesaurus)

A combination preparation containing phenylephrine, phenylpropanolamine and guaifenesin with decongestant and expectorant activities.

(Phenylephrine/Phenylpropanolamine/Guaifenesin, NCI Thesaurus)

A combination preparation containing guaifenesin and the indirect-acting sympathicomimetic agent pseudoephedrine with expectorant and decongestant activities, respectively.

(Guaifenesin/Pseudoephedrine, NCI Thesaurus)

A combination preparation containing guaifenesin and the opioid agonist codeine with expectorant and antitussive activities, respectively.

(Guaifenesin/Codeine, NCI Thesaurus)

This acid forming salt also exerts an expectorant effect by irritating the mucous membranes and is used for alleviation of cough.

(Ammonium Chloride, NCI Thesaurus)