Found 2 items, similar to expectoration.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: expectoration expectoration n 1: the process of coughing up and spitting out 2: the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva) [syn: spit, spitting]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Expectoration Expectoration \Ex*pec`to*ra"tion\, n. [Cf. F. expectoration.] 1. The act of ejecting phlegm or mucus from the throat or lungs, by coughing, hawking, and spitting. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is expectorated, as phlegm or mucus. [1913 Webster]