cough medicine
Noun
Meaning
cough medicine (countable and uncountable, plural cough medicines)
A medication or medicine used to treat those people with coughing and related conditions, usually in liquid or syrup form.
Synonyms
expectorant
antitussive
cough drop
linctus
cough syrup
cough mixture
antitussive medicine
cough remedy
Examples
It can also be used as a natural acne medicine or taken orally as cough medicine (often mixed with green tea ), and is a natural anti-inflammatory.
From 1898 to 1910 heroin was marketed as a non-addictive morphine substitute and cough medicine for children.