Definition of demulcent

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< Dempsey, William Harrison

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de·mul·cent

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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.

ETYMOLOGY:
Latin dmulcns, dmulcent- present participle of dmulcre, to soften : d-, de- + mulcre, to stroke

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