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Webster 1913 Edition

Emollient

E-mol′lient

(?; 106)
,
Adj.
[L.
emolliens
,
-entis
, p. pr. of
emollire
to soften;
e
out +
mollire
to soften,
mollis
soft: cf. F.
émollient
. See
Mollify
.]
Softening; making supple; acting as an emollient.
“Emollient applications.”
Arbuthnot.

E-mol′lient

(?; 105)
,
Noun.
(Med.)
An external something or soothing application to allay irritation, soreness, etc.

Webster 1828 Edition

Emollient

EMOL'LIENT

,
Adj.
Softening; making supple; relaxing the solids.
Barley is emollient.

EMOL'LIENT

,
Noun.
A medicine which softens and relaxes, or sheaths the solids; that which softens or removes the asperities of the humors.

Definition 2024

émollient

émollient

See also: emollient

French

Adjective

émollient m ‎(feminine singular émolliente, masculine plural émollients, feminine plural émollientes)

  1. emollient

Noun

émollient m ‎(plural émollients)

  1. emollient (something which softens or lubricates the skin.)

Verb

émollient

  1. third-person plural present indicative of émollier
  2. third-person plural present subjunctive of émollier

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