Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Capable of relieving or suppressing coughing.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Preventing or relieving cough.
- noun Any agent which possesses this property.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective having ability to to suppress or relieve coughing; -- of chemical substances.
- noun a medicament used to suppress or relieve coughing; an antitussive substance.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun pharmacology A
cough suppressant or a drug that inhibits coughing. - adjective pharmacology Having
cough suppressant abilities.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun any medicine used to suppress or relieve coughing
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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How about the Contac commercial that compared other cold remedies by describing one as containing an "antitussive" and another an "analgesic, not present in Contac."
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Cough syrup antitussive, to quiet a cough - 37.2%.
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Cough syrup (antitussive, to quiet a cough) - 37.2%.
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Hydrocodone is an antitussive cough suppressant and analgesic agent for the treatment of moderate to moderately severe pain.
NiteLife 2008
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Do not give antitussive medicines: expensive and sometimes dangerous.
Chapter 7 1993
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In addition, she had dextromethorphan on board, which is an antitussive found in numerous over-the-counter cough suppressants.
Body of Evidence Patricia Cornwell 1991
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In addition, she had dextromethorphan on board, which is an antitussive found in numerous over-the-counter cough suppressants.
Body of Evidence Patricia Cornwell 1991
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BC1036, also known as theobromine, is the highly-anticipated antitussive drug candidate that Pernix management had yet to disclose the name of but previously noted could have enormous potential.
unknown title 2011
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Codeine has been widely regarded as the most effective antitussive and is the API for cough suppression in several popular brand name and generic prescription medicines including Robitussin AC and Dimetane DC.
unknown title 2011
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Theobromine BC1036 is an antitussive drug candidate in late-stage development that addresses the significant need for a non-opioid, non-codeine treatment for persistent cough.
unknown title 2011
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