demulcent

UK: /dɪˈmʌls^ənt/ US: (di mul′sənt)

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de•mul•cent  (di mul′sənt), adj. 

1. Drugs soothing or mollifying, as a medicinal substance.

n. 

2. Drugs a demulcent substance or agent, often mucilaginous, as for soothing or protecting an irritated mucous membrane.

• Latin dēmulcent- (stem of dēmulcēns, present participle of dēmulcere to stroke down, soften), equivalent. to dē- de- + mulc(ere) to soothe + -ent- -ent
• 1725–35

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demulcent / dɪˈmʌls^ənt/ adjective

1. soothing; mollifying

noun

1. a drug or agent that soothes the irritation of inflamed or injured skin surfaces

Etymology: 18th Century: from Latin dēmulcēre to caress soothingly, from de- + mulcēre to stroke