phlegm
n. சளி, கோழை, கபம், குளிர்ச்சி, சோம்பேறித்தனம், உணர்ச்சியற்ற தன்மை.
Phlegm, n. Etym: [F. phlegme, flegme, L. phlegma, fr. Gr. Phlox, Flagrant, Flame, Bleak, a., and Fluminate.] 1. One of the four humors of which the ancients supposed the blood to be composed. See Humor. Arbuthnot. 2. (Physiol.) Defn: Viscid mucus secreted in abnormal quantity in the respiratory and digestive passages. 3. (Old Chem.) Defn: A watery distilled liquor, in distinction from a spirituous liquor. Crabb. 4. Sluggishness of temperament; dullness; want of interest; indifference; coldness. They judge with fury, but they write with phlegm. Pope.