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obtundent

obtundent noun: a substance which sheathes a part, or blunts irritation, usually some bland, oily, or mucilaginous matter; – nearly the same as demulcent.

Noun

obtundent (plural obtundents)

  1. (dated) A substance which sheathes a part, or blunts irritation, usually some bland, oily, or mucilaginous matter; – nearly the same as demulcent.
  2. (dated) Something which obtunds.

obtundent meaning in Tamil

obtundent in Tamil

உணர்வு குறைப்பி, பகுதி உணர்வு போக்கி மருத்து

Forms of obtundent

pluralobtundents

Origin of obtundent

From Latin obtundens, present participle of obtundere.

Questions about obtundent

What does obtundent mean?
Obtundent means a substance which sheathes a part, or blunts irritation, usually some bland, oily, or mucilaginous matter; – nearly the same as demulcent.
What is obtundent in Tamil?
Obtundent in Tamil is உணர்வு குறைப்பி, பகுதி உணர்வு போக்கி மருத்து. See Obtundent meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is obtundent?
Obtundent is a noun.
What is the plural of obtundent?
The plural of obtundent is obtundents.

Words near obtundent in the dictionary

  1. obtund
  2. obtundation
  3. obtundations
  4. obtunded
  5. obtundedness
  6. obtundent
  7. obtundents
  8. obtunder
  9. obtunders
  10. obtunding
  11. obtundities

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Adapted from Wiktionary: obtundent (page history and authors); obtundent (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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