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emollients

emollients is the plural of emollient.

Meaning of emollient

Noun

emollient (plural emollients)

  1. Something which softens or lubricates the skin; moisturizer.
    • [T]he effectiveness of an emollient is based on its ability to prevent water evaporation, […]2008, Carol A. Miller, Nursing for Wellness in Older Adults (Fifth edition), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, p. 505
  2. (figuratively) Anything soothing the mind, or that makes something more acceptable.
    • "Several of the visitors then partook for a short time, with evident Parisian gusto, of the pleasures of the dance," yes--we did, and the lovely girls with whom we polked (ladies being one of the Club emollients) were eloquent in praise of our exquisite tournures which were shown to such advantage...1848, Mr. Jolly Green, “The visit of the French national guards to London”, in The New Monthly Magazine

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Questions about emollients

What is emollients the plural of?
Emollients is the plural of emollient.

Words near emollients in the dictionary

  1. emolliating
  2. emollience
  3. emolliences
  4. emollient
  5. emolliently
  6. emollients
  7. emollition
  8. emollitions
  9. emoloa
  10. emolument
  11. emolumental

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