expectoration | ||
1. | [ noun ] (biology) the process of coughing up and spitting out | |
Related terms: | bodily_process expectorate | |
2. | [ noun ] the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva) | |
Synonyms: | spitting spit | |
Related terms: | expulsion expectorate | |
Similar spelling: |
expectation expectorate expectorant expectorator expectancy expectedness expectable expectantly |