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Definition: Expectorant |
ExpectorantNoun1. A medicine promoting expectoration. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Etymology: Expectorant \Ex*pec"to*rant\, adjective. [Latin expression expectorans, present participle of expectorare to drive from the breast: compare to the French expression expectorant.]. (Websters 1913) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Botanical | A substance supposed to liquify the sputum. Adiantum, Allium, Argemone, Bambusa, Boerhaavia, Bravaisia, Byrsonima, Chrysophyllum, Cissampelos, Clusia, Combretum, Cordia, Crescentia, Cucurbita, Gliricidia, Gossypium, Hippocratea, Hymenaea, Lantana, Lippia, Lucuma, Malpighia, Malvaviscus, Myroxylon, Piper, Rhizophora, Sapindus, Sesamum, Sesuvium, Triumfetta. (references) |
Health | 1. promoting the ejection, by spitting, of mucus or other fluids from the lungs and trachea. 2. an agent that promotes the ejection of mucus or exudate from the lungs, bronchi, and trachea; sometimes extended to all remedies that quiet cough (antitussives). (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonym: ExpectorantSynonym: expectorator (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Expectorant |
| English words defined with "expectorant": Anacathartic ♦ Balsam of Peru, Balsam of Tolu, bloodroot ♦ Expectorative ♦ Lobelia inflata ♦ redroot, Robitussin ♦ sal ammoniac, Sanguinaria canadensis, Seneca root, Seneca snakeroot, squill ♦ tetterwort. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "expectorant": BRAVAISIA ♦ Carbocysteine, CISSAMPELOS PAREIRA, CROTALARIA GUATEMALENSIS, Culantrillo de piedra ♦ guaiacol, Guaiacol Glyceryl Ether ♦ Potassium Citrate ♦ Sodium Acetate. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Expectorant" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. French (expectorant), Romanian (expectorant, pectoral). |
Expressions using "expectorant": Genamin Expectorant [OTC] ♦ Myminic Expectorant [OTC] ♦ Silaminic Expectorant [OTC] ♦ Triaminic Expectorant [OTC] ♦ Triphenyl Expectorant [OTC]. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
expectorant | 48 |
cough expectorant | 3 |
hycotuss expectorant | 2 |
expectorant dm | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "expectorant"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | منخم مساعد على التنخم. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | expectorans, ekspektorans, hostemikstur. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | expectorans. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | کف اور, اخلاطاور, بلغم اور. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | ekspektoranttina vaikuttava, limaa irrottava (mucolytic). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | expectorant. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | schleimlösende, Expektorans. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | αποχρεμπτικός, αποχρεμπτικό. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | כיחן. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | köptetőszer. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | espettorante. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 거담 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Norwegian | slimløsende. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | expectorantay expectorante (expectorate, lubber). (various references) expectorant (pectoral). (various references) отхаркивание средство. (various references) expectorante. (various references) slemlösande medel, slemlösande. (various references) balgam söktürücü ilaç, balgam söktürücü. (various references) відхаркувальний. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "expectorant": expectorants. (additional references) | |
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"Expectorant" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: ecpectorant, expectorans, expectorat. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "expectorant" (pronounced ikspe"kterunt) |
| 4 | -er u n t | accelerant, afferent, aspirant, belligerent, cormorant, deodorant, different, efferent, exuberant, ignorant, intolerant, irreverent, itinerant, odorant, operant, refrigerant, reverent, tolerant. |
| 3 | -u n t | abandonment, abatement, aberrant, abhorrent, abortifacient, absent, absorbent, abstinent, abundant, accident, accompaniment, accomplishment, accountant, accouterment, achievement, acknowledgement, acknowledgment, adamant, adherent, adjacent, adjournment, adjustment, adjutant, adolescent, adornment, advancement, advertisement, advisement, affiant, affluent, agent, aggrandizement, agreement, ailment, alignment, allotment, amazement, ambient, ambivalent, amendment, amusement, ancient, announcement, annulment, antecedent, antidepressant, antigovernment, antioxidant, apartment, apparent, appeasement, applicant, appointment, apportionment, ardent, argent, argument, armament, arraignment, arrangement, arrant, arrogant, ascendant, assailant, assessment, assignment, assistant, assortment, astonishment, astringent, atonement, attachment, attainment, attendant, banishment, basement, battlement, bemusement, beneficent, benevolent, bereavement, betterment, bewilderment, blandishment, blatant, bombardment, brilliant, buoyant, celebrant, claimant, clairvoyant, Clement, client, coefficient, cogent, cognizant, coherent, coincident, combatant, commandment, commencement, commitment, compartment, competent, complacent, complainant, complaisant, complement, compliant, component, comportment, concealment, concomitant, concurrent, condiment, confident, confinement, confluent, consequent, consignment, consistent, consonant, constant, constituent, consultant, containment, contaminant, contentment, contestant, continent, contingent, convalescent, convenient, convent, convergent, conversant, coolant, copayment, corespondent, correspondent, Courant, covenant, Crescent, crosscurrent, current, curtailment, debarment, debasement, decadent, decedent, decent, declarant, decongestant, defendant, deferment, defiant, deficient, defoliant, delinquent, department, dependent, deployment, deportment, depressant, derailment, descendant, descendent, despondent, detachment, detergent, determent, determinant, deterrent, detriment, development, deviant, diligent, diminishment, disagreement, disappointment, disarmament, disbarment, disbursement, discernment, discordant, discouragement, disenchantment, disenfranchisement, disengagement, disestablishment, disgruntlement, disillusionment, disinfectant, disinvestment, dismantlement, dismemberment, disobedient, dispersant, displacement, dissident, dissonant, distant, divalent, divergent, divestment, docent, dominant, dormant, easement, ebullient, effervescent, efficient, effluent, elegant, element, elephant, eloquent, embankment, embarrassment, embayment, embellishment, embezzlement, embodiment, emergent, emigrant, eminent, emplacement, employment, empowerment, enactment, encampment, enchantment, encirclement, encouragement, encroachment, endangerment, endearment, endorsement, endowment, enforcement, engagement, enhancement, enjoyment, enlargement, enlightenment, enlistment, enrichment, enrollment, enslavement, entanglement, entertainment, enticement, entitlement, entombment, entrant, entrapment, entrenchment, environment, equipment, equivalent, errant, escapement, escarpment, esculent, establishment, estrangement, evanescent, evident, excellent, excitement, excrement, exigent, existent, exorbitant, expectant, expedient, experiment, exponent, extant, extinguishment, extravagant, exultant, Fabricant, fervent, figment, filament, flagrant, flamboyant, flatulent, flippant, fluent, fluorescent, formant, fragment, fragrant, fraudulent, frequent, fulfillment, gallant, garment, garnishment, giant, government, grandiloquent, grandparent, harassment, hesitant, hydrant, immanent, immigrant, imminent, impairment, impatient, impeachment, impediment, impertinent, implement, important, impotent, impoundment, impoverishment, impressment, imprisonment, improvement, imprudent, inadvertent, incandescent, incessant, incident, incipient, incitement, inclement, incoherent, incompetent, inconsistent, incontinent, inconvenient, increment, incumbent, indecent, independent, indictment, indifferent, indigent, indignant, indolent, inducement, indulgent, inefficient, infant, informant, infotainment, infrequent, infringement, ingredient, inhabitant, inhalant, inherent, innocent, inpatient, insignificant, insistent, insolent, insolvent, installment, instant, instrument, insufficient, insurgent, integument, intelligent, intercurrent, interdependent, intermittent, internment, intersegment, intransigent, invariant, investment, involvement, iridescent, irrelevant, irritant, jubilant, judgement, judgment, latent, leant, lenient, lieutenant, ligament, litigant, lubricant, lucent, luminescent, luxuriant, magnificent, malevolent, malignant, maltreatment, management, measurement, merchant, micromanagement, migrant, militant, miscreant, misgovernment, misjudgment, mismanagement, misstatement, mistreatment, moment, monovalent, monument, mordant, movement, mutant, nascent, negligent, noncombatant, nonexistent, nongovernment, nonmanagement, nonpayment, nonresident, nonviolent, nourishment, nutrient, obedient, observant, obsolescent, occupant, ointment, omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient, opponent, opulent, ornament, orpiment, outpatient, outplacement, overconfident, overpayment, overstatement, oxidant, pageant, parchment, parent, parliament, participant, patent, patient, pavement, payment, peasant, penchant, pendant, penitent, pennant, percipient, permanent, persistent, pertinent, petulant, pheasant, pigment, piquant, placement, pleasant, pliant, poignant, pollutant, postponement, postretirement, potent, preadolescent, precedent, predicament, predominant, preeminent, pregnant, prejudgment, prepayment, prescient, present, presentment, prevalent, procurement, proficient, prominent, pronouncement, propellant, proponent, protestant, provident, prudent, prurient, pungent, punishment, pursuant, puzzlement, quadrant, quiescent, quotient, radiant, rampant, readjustment, reagent, realignment, reappointment, reapportionment, rearmament, rearrangement, reassessment, reassignment, recalcitrant, recent, recipient, recombinant, recruitment, recurrent, redeployment, redevelopment, redundant, reemployment, reenactment, refinement, refreshment, refurbishment, Regent, regiment, registrant, reimbursement, reinforcement, reinstatement, reinvestment, relevant, reliant, reluctant, reminiscent, remnant, repayment, repellent, repentant, replacement, replenishment, repugnant, requirement, resentment, resettlement, resident, resilient, resistant, resonant, resplendent, respondent, restatement, resultant, resurgent, retardant, reticent, retirement, retrenchment, rodent, rudiment, ruminant, sacrament, salient, seafront, sealant, sediment, segment, semipermanent, sentiment, Sequent, sergeant, serpent, servant, settlement, shipment, significant, silent, solvent, somnolent, stagnant, statement, stimulant, strident, stringent, student, subcontinent, subsequent, subservient, succulent, sufficient, supergiant, superintendent, supplement, supplicant, suppressant, surfactant, talent, tangent, temperament, tenant, tenement, testament, tetravalent, torrent, tournament, transcendent, transient, translucent, transparent, treatment, trenchant, trident, triumphant, truant, truculent, tumescent, turbulent, tyrant, undercurrent, underdevelopment, underemployment, undergarment, underpayment, understatement, unemployment, unimportant, unpleasant, unrepentant, urgent, vacant, vagrant, valiant, variant, vehement, verdant, vibrant, vigilant, violent, virulent, warrant, wonderment. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-e-e-n-o-p-r-t-t-x" | |
-2 letters: expectant. | |
-3 letters: carotene, conepate, coparent, entrepot, operetta, patentor, portance, preenact, trecento. | |
-4 letters: acetone, centare, coexert, context, corneae, crenate, enactor, entreat, exacter, exactor, excerpt, excreta, exocarp, extract, ocreate, operant, operate, pattern, pectate, percent, portent, potence, potteen, precent, pretext, proette, pronate, protean, protect, ratteen, reenact, reptant, ternate, treetop. | |
-5 letters: arpent, atoner, attorn, canter, cantor, capote, captor. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-e-e-n-o-p-r-t-t-x" | |
+1 letter: expectorants. | |
+2 letters: expectorating, expectoration. | |
+3 letters: expectorations. | |
+4 letters: overexpectation. | |
+5 letters: overexpectations. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)45 78 70 65 63 74 6F 72 61 6E 74 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references). -..- .--. . -.-. - --- .-. .- -. - |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000101 01111000 01110000 01100101 01100011 01110100 01101111 01110010 01100001 01101110 01110100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)E x p e c t o r a n t |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0045 0078 0070 0065 0063 0074 006F 0072 0061 006E 0074 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)3990827169868184678086 |
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