demulcent as a noun: - 1
as an adjective: - 1
demulcent
noun
1 demulcent
A medication (in the form of an oil or salve etc.) that soothes inflamed or injured skin.
Roget 174:
moderation,
lenity
etc.
740;
temperateness,
gentleness
etc.
adj.;
sobriety;
quiet;
mental calmness
etc.
(inexcitability)
826†.
moderating
etc.
v.;
anaphrodisia†;
relaxation,
remission,
mitigation,
tranquilization†,
assuagement,
contemporation†,
pacification.
measure,
juste milieu [Fr.],
golden mean,
ariston metron [Gr.].
moderator;
lullaby,
sedative,
lenitive,
demulcent,
antispasmodic,
carminative,
laudanum;
rose water,
balm,
poppy,
opiate,
anodyne,
milk,
opium,
poppy or mandragora;"
wet blanket;
palliative.
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adjective
1 demulcent
Having a softening or soothing effect especially to the skin.
synonyms: emollient, salving, softening.
Roget 174:
moderate;
lenient
etc.
740;
gentle,
mild,
mellow;
cool,
sober,
temperate,
reasonable,
measured;
tempered
etc.
v.;
calm,
unruffled,
quiet,
tranquil,
still;
slow,
smooth,
untroubled;
tame;
peaceful,
peaceable;
pacific,
halcyon.
unexciting,
unirritating†;
soft,
bland,
oily,
demulcent,
lenitive,
anodyne;
hypnotic
etc.
683;
sedative;
antiorgastic†,
anaphrodisiac†.
mild as mother's milk;
milk and water.
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Roget 662:
remedial;
restorative
etc.
660;
corrective,
palliative,
healing;
sanatory†,
sanative;
prophylactic,
preventative,
immunizing;
salutiferous
etc.
(salutary)
656†;
medical,
medicinal;
therapeutic,
chirurgical [Med.],
epulotic†,
paregoric,
tonic,
corroborant,
analeptic†,
balsamic,
anodyne,
hypnotic,
neurotic,
narcotic,
sedative,
lenitive,
demulcent†,
emollient;
depuratory†;
detersive†,
detergent;
abstersive†,
disinfectant,
febrifugal†,
alterative;
traumatic,
vulnerary.
allopathic†,
heteropathic†,
homeopathic,
hydropathic [Med.];
anthelmintic [Med.];
antifebrile [Med.],
antiluetic†;
aperient†,
chalybeate†,
deobstruent†,
depurative†,
laxative,
roborant†.
dietetic,
alimentary;
nutritious,
nutritive;
peptic;
alexipharmic†,
alexiteric†;
remediable,
curable.
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Moby thesaurus: 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 ... show more.
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