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Mucolytic vs Carbocisteine - What's the difference?

mucolytic | carbocisteine |

As nouns the difference between mucolytic and carbocisteine

is that mucolytic is a mucolytic agent while carbocisteine is a mucolytic that reduces the viscosity of sputum.

As an adjective mucolytic

is serving to dissolve mucus.

mucolytic

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Serving to dissolve mucus.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A mucolytic agent.

    • carbocisteine

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia carbocisteine) (-)
  • (medicine) A mucolytic that reduces the viscosity of sputum