emollient
31Emollient — A substance which soothes irritated surfaces, internal or external. Acrostichum, Annona, Arundo, Basella, Borago, Bryophyllum, Buddleja, Byrsonima, Canna, Ceiba, Chiococca, Cissus, Commelina, Corchorus, Cordia, Crescentia, Cucumis, Cucurbita,… …
32emollient — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. ointment, balm. See remedy, softness. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) I n. balm, salve, lotion, ointment, lenitive. II a. soothing, softening, relieving, as suasive, healing, palliative. ANT.: abrasive …
33emollient — e·mol·li·ent || ɪ mÉ’lɪənt n. soothing cream, lotion, salve (for the skin); something that make soft or soothes adj. soothing, softening (to the skin) …
34emollient — a. Softening, relaxing, soothing …
35emollient — adj 1. lenitive, soothing, assuasive, demulcent; mitigative, allaying, relieving, anodyne, alle viative, palliative, mildening; softening, making supple, making pliable, relaxing; healing, remedial, restorative, balsamic, therapeutic. n… …
36emollient — emol·lient …
37emollient — n. an agent that soothes and softens the skin. Emollients are fats and oils, such as lanolin and liquid paraffin; they are used alone as moisturizers to lessen the need for active drug therapy (such as corticosteroids for eczema) and in skin… …
38emollient — UK [ɪˈmɒlɪənt] / US [ɪˈmɑljənt] adjective formal 1) designed to make your skin softer or less painful 2) intended to make you calmer or less angry …
39emollient — a.,n. softening or soothing (substance). ♦ emollescence, n …
40emulument / emollient — An emolument is a salary or other compensation for a job: The emolument for his new position far exceeded that of Henry s last post. An emollient is a softener: The oils secreted by the skin are emollients that keeps the skin soft …
