• Expectoration

    Pronunciation

    • Rhymes: -eɪʃən

    Full definition of expectoration

    Noun

    expectoration

    (usually uncountable; plural expectorations)
    1. The action of expectorating, of ejecting phlegm or mucus from the throat or lungs by coughing, hawking, or spitting.
    2. That which is expectorated, as phlegm or mucus.
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