About The Word Demulcent
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Demulcent
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What's The Definition Of Demulcent?
[n] a medication (in the form of an oil or salve etc.) that soothes inflamed or injured skin
[adj] having a softening or soothing effect especially to the skin Synonyms | Synonyms for Demulcent: emollient | salving | soft | softening Related Terms | Find terms related to Demulcent: alleviating | alleviative | analgesic | anesthetic | anodyne | assuasive | balm | balmy | balsam | balsamic | benumbing | brilliantine | calmant | calmative | cathartic | cerate | chrism | cleansing | cold cream | collyrium | cream | deadening | dulling | easing | embrocation | emollient | eye-lotion | eyewash | eyewater | face cream | hand lotion | inunction | inunctum | lanolin | lenitive | liniment | loosening | lotion | mitigating | mitigative | mollifying | nard | numbing | oil | ointment | pain-killing | palliative | pomade | pomatum | purgative | relaxing | relieving | remedial | salve | sedative | softening | soothing | soothing syrup | spikenard | subduing | unction | unguent | unguentum | vulnerary See Also | medicament | medication | medicinal drug | medicine Demulcent In Webster's Dictionary \De*mul"cent\, a. [L. demulcens, p. pr. of demulcere.]
Softening; mollifying; soothing; assuasive; as, oil is
demulcent.
\De*mul"cent\, n. (Med.) 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. |
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