Demulcent

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  • adjective. Serving to soothe or soften.
  • noun. A soothing, usually mucilaginous or oily substance, such as glycerin or lanolin, used especially to relieve pain in inflamed or irritated mucous membranes.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Softening; mollifying; soothing: as, a demulcent medicine.
  • noun. Any medicine which assuages the effects of irritation; that which softens, soothes, or mollifies, as gums, oils, flaxseed, and other mucilaginous substances.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. 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.
  • adjective. Softening; mollifying; soothing; assuasive.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. soothing or softening
  • noun. A soothing medication used to relieve pain in inflamed tissues
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. having a softening or soothing effect especially to the skin
  • noun. a medication (in the form of an oil or salve etc.) that soothes inflamed or injured skin
    • Word Usage
    "Its properties may easily be inferred from the above statement ; they are demulcent, slightly astringent, tonic, and expectorant."
    Equivalent
    soft  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    medicament  medication  medicinal drug  medicine  
    Same Context
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    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    alleviating  alleviative  analgesic  anesthetic  anodyne  
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