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demulcing

demulcing is the present participle and gerund of demulce.

Meaning of demulce

Verb

demulce (third-person singular simple present demulces, present participle demulcing, simple past and past participle demulced)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To soothe, assuage, pacify or soften.
    • Saturne was eftsones demulced1531, Thomas Elyot, The Boke Named the Governour […], London: […] Tho[mas] Bertheleti, →OCLC

Questions about demulcing

What is demulcing the present participle and gerund of?
Demulcing is the present participle and gerund of demulce.

Words near demulcing in the dictionary

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

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