adj
Meaning 1
Soothing or softening.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: also, figuratively
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
demulcent
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /dɪˈmʌls(ə)nt/
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General-American: /dɪˈmʌls(ə)nt/
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General-American: /dəˈməlsənt/
noun
Meaning 2
A soothing medication used to relieve pain in inflamed tissues.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences
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adjective satellite
Meaning 3
having a softening or soothing effect especially to the skin
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: emollient, salving, softening
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
a medication (in the form of an oil or salve etc.) that soothes inflamed or injured skin
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug
History
Etymology
From Latin dēmulcēns, present active participle of dēmulceō (“to stroke caressingly; to soften, soothe, allure”), from dē- (“from; of”) + mulceō (“to move or touch gently or lightly, to stroke; to make pleasant or sweet; to soften, soothe, alleviate, relieve”).
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Galician: emoliente — soothing or softening
- Spanish: demulcente — soothing or softening
- Arabic: ملطف — soothing medication
- Czech: demulgens — soothing medication
- Japanese: 粘漿剤 (nenshouzai) — soothing medication
- Japanese: 漿剤 (shouzai) — soothing medication
- Japanese: 粘漿薬 (nenshouyaku) — soothing medication
- Spanish: demulcente — soothing medication
- Tagalog: demulsente — soothing medication