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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Demulcent

· De·mul·cent · IPA /dɪˈmʌls(ə)nt/
01 a. Softening; mollifying; soothing; assuasive; as, oil is demulcent.
  1. 1.
    Softening; mollifying; soothing; assuasive; as, oil is demulcent.
02 n. A substance, usually of a mucilaginous or oily nature, supposed to be capable of soothing an inflamed nervous membrane, or protecting it fr…
  1. 1.
    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.(Med.)