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English noun: expectoration

1. expectoration (process) the process of coughing up and spitting out


Broader (hypernym)activity, bodily function, bodily process, body process

2. expectoration (act) the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva)


Synonymsspit, spitting


Broader (hypernym)ejection, expulsion, forcing out, projection









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