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emollient


2emollient

noun

Definition of EMOLLIENT

: something that softens or soothes

First Known Use of EMOLLIENT

1656

Other Pharmacology Terms

anodyne, cathartic, emetic, liniment, paregoric, poultice, purgative, soporific, spectrum

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