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expectoration vs expulsion

expulsion vs expectoration

expectoration and expulsion both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
expectoration Yes No No No
expulsion Yes No No No
As nouns, expulsion is a hypernym of expectoration; that is, expulsion is a word with a broader meaning than expectoration:
  • expectoration: the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva)
  • expulsion: the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting
Other hypernyms of expectoration include ejection, forcing out, projection.
expectoration (noun) expulsion (noun)
the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva) the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting
the process of coughing up and spitting out the act of forcing out someone or something
squeezing out by applying pressure
Difference between expectoration and expulsion

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