"decongestive" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /diːkənˈdʒɛstɪv/ [UK] Forms: more decongestive [comparative], most decongestive [superlative]
Etymology: de- + congest + -ive Etymology templates: {{confix|en|de|congest|ive}} de- + congest + -ive Head templates: {{en-adj}} decongestive (comparative more decongestive, superlative most decongestive)
  1. Serving to decongest.
    Sense id: en-decongestive-en-adj-BqEF0hdW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de-, English terms suffixed with -ive Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 64 36 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ive: 50 50

Noun

IPA: /diːkənˈdʒɛstɪv/ [UK] Forms: decongestives [plural]
Etymology: de- + congest + -ive Etymology templates: {{confix|en|de|congest|ive}} de- + congest + -ive Head templates: {{en-noun}} decongestive (plural decongestives)
  1. A decongestant.
    Sense id: en-decongestive-en-noun-e3ujfS-T Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ive Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ive: 50 50

Inflected forms

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