Phlegm vs Guaifenesin - What's the difference?
phlegm | guaifenesin |
(historical) One of the four humors making up the body in ancient and mediaeval medicine; said to be cold and moist, and often identified with mucus.
* 1993 , William Dalrymple, City of Djinns , HarperCollins 1993:
Viscid mucus produced by the body, later especially mucus expelled from the bronchial passages by coughing.
* 2005 , "Endangered Species?" Hannah Beech, Time , 14 Nov 2005:
(historical, chemistry, alchemy) A watery distillation, especially one obtained from plant matter; an aqueous solution.
Calmness of temperament, composure; also seen negatively, sluggishness, indifference.
* 1942 , "Warning to Sweden", Time , 5 Oct 1942:
Glyceryl guaiacolate, an expectorant drug used to assist the expectoration of phlegm from the airways in acute respiratory tract infections.
* {{quote-song
, year = 1997
, title = The Druggist
, composer = Joel Mabus
, passage = A dose of guaifenesin , plain and simple Robitussin / To liquify the mucus membranes
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As nouns the difference between phlegm and guaifenesin
is that phlegm is one of the four humors making up the body in ancient and mediaeval medicine; said to be cold and moist, and often identified with mucus while guaifenesin is glyceryl guaiacolate, an expectorant drug used to assist the expectoration of phlegm from the airways in acute respiratory tract infections.phlegm
English
(wikipedia phlegm)Noun
(en-noun)- Each person's unique mixture of these substances determines his temperament: a predominance of blood gives a sanguine temperament; a predominance of phlegm makes one phlegmatic; yellow bile, bilious (or choleric); and black bile, melancholic.
- "Even some members of the new bourgeoisie indulge in conspicuously boorish behavior, like hawking phlegm onto the pavement or picking their noses at business meetings."
- But Swedish Nazis also talked of the necessity of saving Sweden from Bolshevism, and with the menacing Berlin radio gnawing in their ears many Swedes lost their Scandinavian phlegm .
