linctus
noun/ˈlɪŋktəs/
/ˈlɪŋktəs/
[uncountable] (British English)- thick liquid medicine that you take for a sore throat (= a painful throat because of an infection) or a cough
- cough linctus
Word Originlate 17th cent.: from Latin, from lingere ‘to lick’.Want to learn more?
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