decongestant

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UK/diːkənˈdʒɛstənt/

noun

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

UncommonScrabble 16

Meanings

noundecongestant (plural decongestants)

plural decongestants

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

Translations

Catalan descongestiu
  • descongestiudrug that relieves congestion
Chinese Mandarin 减充血剂
  • 减充血剂 (jiǎn chōng xiě jì)drug that relieves congestion
Esperanto malkongestaĵo
  • malkongestaĵodrug that relieves congestion
Finnish dekongestantti
  • dekongestanttidrug that relieves congestion
French décongestionnant, décongestif
  • décongestionnantdrug that relieves congestion
  • décongestifdrug that relieves congestion
German Abschwellmittel, Schleimlösemittel
  • Abschwellmitteldrug that relieves congestion
  • Schleimlösemitteldrug that relieves congestion
Italian decongestionante
  • decongestionantedrug that relieves congestion
Portuguese descongestionante
  • descongestionantedrug that relieves congestion
Russian антиконгеста́нт
  • антиконгеста́нт (antikongestánt)drug that relieves congestion
Spanish descongestivo
  • descongestivodrug that relieves congestion
Vietnamese thuốc thông mũi, thuốc trị nghẹt mũi
  • thuốc thông mũidrug that relieves congestion
  • thuốc trị nghẹt mũidrug that relieves congestion
Cite this entry
APA

decongestant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decongestant

MLA

“decongestant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decongestant. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “decongestant,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decongestant.

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