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adj
Serving to dissolve or clear viscous matter or secretions, and so remove obstructions
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, not-comparable
Topics: medicine, sciences
Synonyms: deobstruent
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Any medicine of this kind.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Ancient Greek ἐκφράσσω (ekphrássō, “to open or unblock”), from φράσσω (phrássō). Compare French ecphractique.
