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

(medicine) Causing or assisting the expulsion of phlegm.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of expectorate

simple past tense and past participle of expectorate

plural of expectorant

plural of expectoration

plural of expectorative