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expectoration

Rhymes with -eɪʃən

noun expectorations

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

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noun the act

Españolexpectoración
日本語喀痰 kakutan, 去痰 kyotan
Portuguêsexpectoração
Françaisexpectoration
DeutschExpektoration
Italianoespettorazione
Românăexpectorație, expectorare
Русскийотха́ркивание otxárkivanije, отка́шливание otkášlivanije

noun that which is expectorated

Españolexpectoración
日本語喀痰 kakutan
Françaisexpectoration
DeutschExpektoration, Auswurf
Românăexpectorație
Русскиймокрота́ mokrotá

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@misc{expectoration_2026,
  title = {expectoration},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/expectoration},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}