Expectoration

[ɪk,spɛktə'reʃən]

Definition

(noun.) the process of coughing up and spitting out.

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Definition

(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.

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