Occlusive

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  • adjective. Occluding or tending to occlude.
  • noun. An oral or nasal stop.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Closing; serving to close: as, an occlusive dressing for a wound.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. That tends to occlude.
  • noun. A plosive.
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  • adjective. tending to occlude
  • noun. a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it
  • Word Usage
    "A comedone is a blackhead or whitehead plugging up a pore, and you certainly don’t want anything that can contribute to those namely, occlusive ingredients such as mineral oil, lanolin, or petrolatum."
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