anticough en · ADJ
Etymology
From anti- + cough.
Meanings
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(not-comparable, of a medicine) Suppressing coughing.
Among the ingredients that have caused concern are anticough medicines including dextromethorphan, which is the DM in many preparations.
2007 August 16, Gardiner Harris, “Parents Warned Cough Medicines Imperil Infants”, in New York Times:
Translations (5)
fi antitussiivinen (suppressing coughing) · pt antitosse (suppressing coughing) · pl przeciwkaszlowy (suppressing coughing) · id antitusif (suppressing coughing) · id antibatuk (suppressing coughing)