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phlegm
English
Etymology
From Middle English flewme, fleume, fleme, from Old French fleume, Middle French flemme (French flegme), and their source, Latin phlegma, from Ancient Greek ?????? (phlégma, “flame; inflammation; clammy humor in the body”), from ??????? (phlégein, “to burn”). Compare phlox, flagrant, flame, bleak (adjective), fulminate. Spelling later altered to resemble the word's Latin and Greek roots.
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /fl?m/
- Rhymes: -?m
Noun
phlegm (usually uncountable, plural phlegms)
- (historical) One of the four humors making up the body in ancient and mediaeval medicine; said to be cold and moist, and often identified with mucus. [from 13th c.]
- 1993, William Dalrymple, City of Djinns, HarperCollins 1993:
- Each person's unique mixture of these substances determines his temperament: a predominance of blood gives a sanguine temperament; a predominance of phlegm makes one phlegmatic; yellow bile, bilious (or choleric); and black bile, melancholic.
- 1993, William Dalrymple, City of Djinns, HarperCollins 1993:
- Viscid mucus produced by the body, later especially mucus expelled from the bronchial passages by coughing. [from 14th c.]
- 2005, "Endangered Species?" Hannah Beech, Time, 14 Nov 2005:
- "Even some members of the new bourgeoisie indulge in conspicuously boorish behavior, like hawking phlegm onto the pavement or picking their noses at business meetings."
- 2005, "Endangered Species?" Hannah Beech, Time, 14 Nov 2005:
- (historical, chemistry, alchemy) A watery distillation, especially one obtained from plant matter; an aqueous solution. [from 16th c.]
- 1812, Humphry Davy, The Elements of Chemical Philosophy, Introduction, Part I. Vol. I, pp. 50-51:
- The attempts made to analyse vegetable substances previous to 1720, merely produced their resolution into the supposed elements of the chemists of those days, namely, salts, Earths, phlegm, and sulphur.
- 1812, Humphry Davy, The Elements of Chemical Philosophy, Introduction, Part I. Vol. I, pp. 50-51:
- Calmness of temperament, composure; also seen negatively, sluggishness, indifference. [from 16th c.]
- 1942, "Warning to Sweden", Time, 5 Oct 1942:
- But Swedish Nazis also talked of the necessity of saving Sweden from Bolshevism, and with the menacing Berlin radio gnawing in their ears many Swedes lost their Scandinavian phlegm.
- 1942, "Warning to Sweden", Time, 5 Oct 1942:
Related terms
- phlegmatic
Derived terms
- phlegmish
- phlegmy
Translations
References
- Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “phlegm”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
- “phlegm” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
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expectorant
English
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Pronunciation
Noun
expectorant (plural expectorants)
- (medicine) An agent or drug used to cause or induce the expulsion of phlegm from the lungs.
Translations
Adjective
expectorant (not comparable)
- (medicine) Causing or assisting the expulsion of phlegm.
- an expectorant preparation
See also
- expectorate
French
Verb
expectorant
- present participle of expectorer
Romanian
Etymology
From French expectorant.
Adjective
expectorant m or n (feminine singular expectorant?, masculine plural expectoran?i, feminine and neuter plural expectorante)
- expectorant
Declension
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