Hypertext Webster Gateway: "emollient"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Emollient \E*mol"lient\ (?; 106), a. [L. emolliens, -entis, p.
pr. of emollire to soften; e out + mollire to soften, mollis
soft: cf. F. ['e]mollient. See {Mollify}.]
Softening; making supple; acting as an emollient. ``Emollient
applications.'' --Arbuthnot.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Emollient \E*mol"lient\ (?; 105), n. (Med.)
An external something or soothing application to allay
irritation, soreness, etc.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
emollient
adj : having a softening or soothing effect especially to the skin
[syn: {demulcent}, {salving}, {softening}]
n : toiletry consisting of any of various substances resembling
cream that have a soothing and moisturizing effect when
applied to the skin [syn: {cream}, {ointment}]
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