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decongestant

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /diːkənˈdʒɛstənt/
  • CMU ARPABET: D IH0 K AH0 N JH EH1 S T AH0 N T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: D IY0 K AH0 N JH EH1 S T AH0 N T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A drug that relieves congestion, e.g. pseudoephedrine.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a drug that decreases pulmonary congestion

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug

Narrower terms: nasal decongestant

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: descongestiu — drug that relieves congestion
  • Chinese Mandarin: 减充血剂 (jiǎn chōng xiě jì) — drug that relieves congestion
  • Esperanto: malkongestaĵo — drug that relieves congestion
  • Finnish: dekongestantti — drug that relieves congestion
  • French: décongestionnant — drug that relieves congestion
  • French: décongestif — drug that relieves congestion
  • German: Abschwellmittel — drug that relieves congestion
  • German: Schleimlösemittel — drug that relieves congestion
  • Italian: decongestionante — drug that relieves congestion
  • Portuguese: descongestionante — drug that relieves congestion
  • Russian: антиконгеста́нт (antikongestánt) — drug that relieves congestion
  • Spanish: descongestivo — drug that relieves congestion
  • Vietnamese: thuốc thông mũi — drug that relieves congestion
  • Vietnamese: thuốc trị nghẹt mũi — drug that relieves congestion