antitussive
antitussive noun: a cough suppressant or a drug that inhibits coughing.
Noun
antitussive (plural antitussives)
- A cough suppressant or a drug that inhibits coughing.
- Coordinate term: protussive
Adjective
antitussive (comparative more antitussive, superlative most antitussive)
- Having cough suppressant abilities.
- Coordinate term: protussive
antitussive meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Thai
antitussive in Tamil
- இருமல் அடக்கி, இருமலடக்கி
antitussive in Urdu
- کھانسی روکنے کی دَوا, دافِع سُعال, مانِع سُرفَہ
antitussive in Thai
- a cough suppressant or a drug that inhibits coughing
- ยาแก้ไอ yaa-gɛ̂ɛ-ai
Forms of antitussive
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | antitussives |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more antitussive |
| superlative | most antitussive |
Origin of antitussive
From anti- + tussive.
Questions about antitussive
- What does antitussive mean?
- Antitussive means a cough suppressant or a drug that inhibits coughing.
- What is antitussive in Tamil?
- Antitussive in Tamil is இருமல் அடக்கி, இருமலடக்கி. See Antitussive meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is antitussive?
- Antitussive can be a noun or an adjective.
- What is the plural of antitussive?
- The plural of antitussive is antitussives.
Words near antitussive in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: antitussive (page history and authors); antitussive (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); antitussive (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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