About The Word Expectoration
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Expectoration
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What's The Definition Of Expectoration?
[n] the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva)
[n] the process of coughing up and spitting out Synonyms | Synonyms for Expectoration: spit | spitting Related Terms | Find terms related to Expectoration: See Also | activity | bodily function | bodily process | body process | ejection | expulsion | forcing out | projection Expectoration In Webster's Dictionary \Ex*pec`to*ra"tion\, n. [Cf. F. expectoration.]
1. The act of ejecting phlegm or mucus from the throat or
lungs, by coughing, hawking, and spitting.
2. That which is expectorated, as phlegm or mucus.
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