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Word: phlegm (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


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Noun:

  • Calmness of temperament, composure; also seen negatively, sluggishness, indifference. from 16th c.
  • chemistry|alchemy A watery distillation, especially one obtained from plant matter; an aqueous solution. from 16th c.
  • from 13th c.
  • Viscid mucus produced by the body, later especially mucus expelled from the bronchial passages by coughing. from 14th c.

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