DEMULCENT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does demulcent mean? 

• DEMULCENT (noun)
  The noun DEMULCENT has 1 sense:

1. a medication (in the form of an oil or salve etc.) that soothes inflamed or injured skin

  Familiarity information: DEMULCENT used as a noun is very rare.

• DEMULCENT (adjective)
  The adjective DEMULCENT has 1 sense:

1. having a softening or soothing effect especially to the skin

  Familiarity information: DEMULCENT used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DEMULCENT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("demulcent" is a kind of...):

medicament; medication; medicinal drug; medicine ((medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease)

Derivation:

demulcent (having a softening or soothing effect especially to the skin)

• DEMULCENT (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Having a softening or soothing effect especially to the skin

Synonyms:

demulcent; emollient; salving; softening

Similar:

soft (yielding readily to pressure or weight)

Derivation:

demulcent (a medication (in the form of an oil or salve etc.) that soothes inflamed or injured skin)