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Definition of Demulcent

1. Adjective. Having a softening or soothing effect especially to the skin.

2. Noun. A medication (in the form of an oil or salve etc.) that soothes inflamed or injured skin.

Definition of Demulcent

1. a. Softening; mollifying; soothing; assuasive; as, oil is demulcent.

2. n. A substance, usually of a mucilaginous or oily nature, supposed to be capable of soothing an inflamed nervous membrane, or protecting it from irritation. Gum Arabic, glycerin, olive oil, etc., are demulcents.

Definition of Demulcent

1. Adjective. soothing or softening ¹

2. Noun. (medicine) A soothing medication used to relieve pain in inflamed tissues ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Demulcent

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Medical Definition of Demulcent

1. Soothing, bland, allaying the irritation of inflamed or abraded surfaces. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Demulcent

demotivators demount demountable demounted demounting demounts demoware dempne dempster dempsters

dempt demrep demucosation demulce demulced demulcent (current term) demulcents demulcing demulsification demulsified

demulsifier demulsifiers demulsifies demulsify demulsifying demultiplex demultiplexed demultiplexer demultiplexers demultiplexes

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