antitussive

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noun

A cough suppressant or a drug that inhibits coughing.

“Coordinate term: protussive”

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Meanings

nounantitussive (plural antitussives)

plural antitussives

  1. medicineA cough suppressant or a drug that inhibits coughing.

    Coordinate term: protussive

adjectiveantitussive (comparative more antitussive, superlative most antitussive)

comparative more antitussive · superlative most antitussive

  1. medicineHaving cough suppressant abilities.

    Coordinate term: protussive

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
antibechiccough medicine

Origin

From anti- + tussive.

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Translations

Czech antitusikum
  • antitusikuma cough suppressant or a drug that inhibits coughing
Dutch hoestmiddel, hoestdempend middel
  • hoestmiddela cough suppressant or a drug that inhibits coughing
  • hoestdempend middela cough suppressant or a drug that inhibits coughing
  • hoeststillend middela cough suppressant or a drug that inhibits coughing
Finnish yskänärsytystä vähentävä lääke
  • yskänärsytystä vähentävä lääkea cough suppressant or a drug that inhibits coughing
French antitussif, médicament contre la toux
  • antitussifa cough suppressant or a drug that inhibits coughing
  • médicament contre la touxa cough suppressant or a drug that inhibits coughing
  • sirop contre la touxa cough suppressant or a drug that inhibits coughing
German Hustenstiller, Hustenmittel
  • Hustenstillera cough suppressant or a drug that inhibits coughing
  • Hustenmittela cough suppressant or a drug that inhibits coughing
Italian antitussivo, bechico
  • antitussivoa cough suppressant or a drug that inhibits coughing
  • bechicoa cough suppressant or a drug that inhibits coughing
Polish środek przeciwkaszlowy
  • środek przeciwkaszlowya cough suppressant or a drug that inhibits coughing
Russian лека́рство от ка́шля
  • лека́рство от ка́шля (lekárstvo ot kášlja)a cough suppressant or a drug that inhibits coughing
Thai ยาแก้ไอ
  • ยาแก้ไอ (yaa-gɛ̂ɛ-ai)a cough suppressant or a drug that inhibits coughing
Cite this entry
APA

antitussive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antitussive

MLA

“antitussive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antitussive. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antitussive,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antitussive.

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