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demulsion

demulsion noun: something which has a soothing effect.

Noun

demulsion (plural demulsions)

  1. Something which has a soothing effect.
    • The only means we possess, if we except opiates, of defending the stomach and intestines against irritation, are, mucilaginous and oily demulsions. The latter seem to be the most effectual, but they are most apt to oppress the stomach.1813, Alexander Philips Wilson Philip, A Treatise on Febrile Diseases
    • Inasmuch as the combination of Prussian blue with water and other analogous mixtures belong neither to the category of true solutions, nor to that of emulsions or demulsions, nor to the mucilages or jellies, […]1930, Medical Life, volume 37, page 129

Forms of demulsion

pluraldemulsions

Questions about demulsion

What does demulsion mean?
Demulsion means something which has a soothing effect.
What part of speech is demulsion?
Demulsion is a noun.
What is the plural of demulsion?
The plural of demulsion is demulsions.

Words near demulsion in the dictionary

  1. demulsifier
  2. demulsifiers
  3. demulsifies
  4. demulsify
  5. demulsifying
  6. demulsion
  7. demulsions
  8. demultiplex
  9. demultiplexation
  10. demultiplexed
  11. demultiplexer

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