About The Word Emollient
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Emollient
Emollient Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Emollient?
[n] toiletry consisting of any of various substances resembling cream that have a soothing and moisturizing effect when applied to the skin
[adj] having a softening or soothing effect especially to the skin Synonyms | Synonyms for Emollient: cream | demulcent | ointment | salving | soft | softening Related Terms | Find terms related to Emollient: alleviating | alleviative | analgesic | anesthetic | anodyne | assuasive | balm | balmy | balsam | balsamic | benumbing | brilliantine | cathartic | cerate | chrism | cleansing | cold cream | collyrium | cream | deadening | demulcent | dulling | easing | embrocation | eye-lotion | eyewash | eyewater | face cream | hand lotion | inunction | inunctum | lanolin | lenitive | liniment | loosening | lotion | lubricant | lubricating | lubricational | lubricative | mitigating | mitigative | mollifying | nard | numbing | oil | ointment | pain-killing | palliative | pomade | pomatum | purgative | relaxing | relieving | remedial | salve | softening | soothing | soothing syrup | spikenard | subduing | unction | unguent | unguentum | vulnerary See Also | cold cream | face cream | hand cream | lanolin | nard | spikenard | sunblock | sunblocker | sunscreen | toilet article | toiletries | toiletry | vanishing cream Emollient In Webster's Dictionary \E*mol"lient\ (?; 106), a. [L. emolliens, -entis, p.
pr. of emollire to soften; e out + mollire to soften, mollis
soft: cf. F. ['e]mollient. See {Mollify}.]
Softening; making supple; acting as an emollient. ``Emollient
applications.'' --Arbuthnot.
\E*mol"lient\ (?; 105), n. (Med.) An external something or soothing application to allay irritation, soreness, etc. |
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