expectoration Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the process of coughing up and spitting out
  2. noun the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva)
    spitting; spit.

WordNet

Ex*pec`to*ra"tion noun
Etymology
Cf. F. expectoration.
Definitions
  1. The act of ejecting phlegm or mucus from the throat or lungs, by coughing, hawking, and spitting.
  2. That which is expectorated, as phlegm or mucus.

Webster 1913