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demulcents

demulcents is the plural of demulcent.

Meaning of demulcent

Noun

demulcent (plural demulcents)

  1. A soothing medication used to relieve pain in inflamed tissues.
    • Indians of the West Coast used preparations of prickly-pear to treat wounds, burns, contusions, warts, and even to facilitate childbirth. Modern herbalists recognize the plant's slippery-oily juice as a useful emollient and demulcent, which may be used externally to soothe dry, irritated skin or...1997, Gregory L. Tilford, “Prickly-pear Cactus”, in Edible and Medicinal Plants of the West, Missoula, Mt.: Mountain Press Publishing Company, published July 2009, →ISBN, page 118

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Questions about demulcents

What is demulcents the plural of?
Demulcents is the plural of demulcent.

Words near demulcents in the dictionary

  1. demucilation
  2. demulcant
  3. demulce
  4. demulced
  5. demulcent
  6. demulcents
  7. demulcing
  8. demulsifiable
  9. demulsification
  10. demulsifications
  11. demulsified

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