expectoration – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
expectoration
n.
act of spitting, expulsion of phlegm from the lungs or throat; phlegm, sputum
Spitting
Spitting is the act of forcibly ejecting
saliva or other substances from the mouth.
expectoration
Noun
1. the process of coughing up and spitting out
(hypernym) bodily process, body process, bodily function, activity
(derivation) expectorate, cough up, cough out, spit up, spit out
2. the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva)
(synonym) spit, spitting
(hypernym) expulsion, projection, ejection, forcing out
(derivation) expectorate, cough up, cough out, spit up, spit out
expectoration
nf.
expectoration, expulsion of phlegm from the lungs or throat
Expectoration
(n.)
The act of ejecting phlegm or mucus from the throat or lungs, by coughing, hawking, and spitting.
(n.)
That which is expectorated, as phlegm or mucus.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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