expectoration

ex·pec·to·ration

uncommon

noun

1.

the process of coughing up and spitting out

2.

the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva)

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Grammar

noun
singular	expectoration
plural	expectorations

Nearby words

expected expectedness expected value expectorant expectorate expectorator expedience expediency expedient expediently

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