of or pertaining to a substance that is used to suppress coughing
noun
2.
any such substance, as codeine
Word origin
[1905–10; anti- + tussive]This word is first recorded in the period 1905–10. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Expressionism, aspect ratio, push-up, revolving door, scroungeanti- is a prefix meaning “against,” “opposite of,” “antiparticle of,” used in the formationof compound words (anticline); used freely in combination with elements of any origin (antibody; antifreeze; antiknock; antilepton)
Examples of 'antitussive' in a sentence
antitussive
It is also an antispasmodic and antitussive (able to relieve coughing).