expectoration

English Thesaurus

1. the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva) (noun.act)

hypernym	:	ejection, expulsion, forcing out, projection,
definition	:	the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting (noun.act)

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

hypernym	:	activity, bodily function, bodily process, body process,
definition	:	an organic process that takes place in the body (noun.process)

3. the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva) (noun.act)

derivation	:	cough out, cough up, expectorate, spit out, spit up,
definition	:	discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth (verb.body)

derivation	:	ptyalise, ptyalize, spew, spit, spue,
definition	:	expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth (verb.body)

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

derivation	:	cough out, cough up, expectorate, spit out, spit up,
definition	:	discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth (verb.body)

5. the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva) (noun.act)

derivation	:	cough out, cough up, expectorate, spit out, spit up,
definition	:	discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth (verb.body)

derivation	:	ptyalise, ptyalize, spew, spit, spue,
definition	:	expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth (verb.body)

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

derivation	:	cough out, cough up, expectorate, spit out, spit up,
definition	:	discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth (verb.body)