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English

Adjective

demulcent

soothing or softening

Noun

A soothing medication used to relieve pain in inflamed tissues

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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Obtundent \Ob*tund"ent\, n. [L. obtundens, p. pr. of obtundere.]
(Med.)
A substance which sheathes a part, or blunts irritation,
usually some bland, oily, or mucilaginous matter; -- nearly
the same as demulcent. --Forsyth.
[1913 Webster]

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Demulcent \De*mul"cent\, a. [L. demulcens, p. pr. of demulcere.]
Softening; mollifying; soothing; assuasive; as, oil is
demulcent.
[1913 Webster]

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English 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.
[1913 Webster]

WordNet demulcent
adj : having a softening or soothing effect especially to the skin
[syn: emollient, salving, softening]
n : a medication (in the form of an oil or salve etc.) that
soothes inflamed or injured skin

Moby Dictionary
alleviating , alleviative , analgesic , anesthetic , anodyne ,
assuasive , balm , balmy , balsam , balsamic , benumbing , brilliantine ,
calmant , calmative , cathartic , cerate , chrism , cleansing ,
cold cream , collyrium , cream , deadening , dulling , easing ,
embrocation , emollient , eye-lotion , eyewash , eyewater , face cream ,
hand lotion , inunction , inunctum , lanolin , lenitive , liniment ,
loosening , lotion , mitigating , mitigative , mollifying , nard ,
numbing , oil , ointment , pain-killing , palliative , pomade , pomatum ,
purgative , relaxing , relieving , remedial , salve , sedative ,
softening , soothing , soothing syrup , spikenard , subduing , unction ,
unguent , unguentum , vulnerary