demulcent : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: demulcent	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
demulcent adj having a softening or soothing effect especially to the skin Synonym(s): demulcent, emollient, salving, softening n a medication (in the form of an oil or salve etc.) that soothes inflamed or injured skin
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Demulcent \De*mul"cent\, a. [L. demulcens, p. pr. of demulcere.] Softening; mollifying; soothing; assuasive; as, oil is demulcent.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.