emollient

e·mol·lient

 (ĭ-mŏl′yənt)

adj.

1. Softening and soothing, especially to the skin.

2. Making less harsh or abrasive; mollifying: the emollient approach of a diplomatic mediator.

n.

1. An agent that softens or soothes the skin.

2. An agent that assuages or mollifies.

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[Latin ēmolliēns, ēmollient-, present participle of ēmollīre, to soften : ē-, ex-, intensive pref.; see ex- + mollīre, to soften (from mollis, soft; see mel- in Indo-European roots).]

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emollient

(ɪˈmɒlɪənt)

adj

1. (Medicine) softening or soothing, esp to the skin

2. helping to avoid confrontation; calming

n

(Medicine) any preparation or substance that has a softening or soothing effect, esp when applied to the skin

[C17: from Latin ēmollīre to soften, from mollis soft]

eˈmollience n

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e•mol•lient

(ɪˈmɒl yənt)

adj.

1. having the power to soften or soothe: an emollient lotion for the skin.

n.

2. an emollient substance.

[1635–45; < Latin ēmollient-, s. of ēmolliēns, present participle of ēmollīre to soften =ē- e- + mollīre to soften, derivative mollis soft]

e•mol′lience, n.

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emollient

, emolliate - Emollient is from Latin emolliere, "to soften"; to emolliate is to soften or make effeminate.

See also related terms for soften.

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emollient

a medical preparation that has a soothing effect on surface tissues.

See also: Remedies

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	emollient - toiletry consisting of any of various substances in the form of a thick liquid that have a soothing and moisturizing effect when applied to the skin ointment, cream cold cream, coldcream, face cream, vanishing cream - a cream used cosmetically (mostly by women) for softening and cleaning the skin hand cream - moisturizing cream for the hands lanolin - an emollient containing wool fat (a fatty substance obtained from the wool of sheep) nard, spikenard - an aromatic ointment used in antiquity sun blocker, sunblock, sunscreen - a cream spread on the skin; contains a chemical (as PABA) to filter out ultraviolet light and so protect from sunburn toilet articles, toiletry - artifacts used in making your toilet (washing and taking care of your body)
Adj.	1.	emollient - having a softening or soothing effect especially to the skin demulcent, salving, softening soft - yielding readily to pressure or weight

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emollient

noun

1. moisturizer, oil, cream, lotion, balm, ointment, salve, liniment, lenitive Grapeseed oil is a gentle emollient.

adjective

1. soothing, softening, assuaging, palliative, balsamic, mollifying, moisturizing, demulcent, lenitive, assuasive an emollient cream which I find invaluable for sunburn

2. conciliatory, calming, disarming, appeasing, pacifying, pacific, mollifying, peaceable, placatory, irenic, propitiative The government's recent tone has been emollient.

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Translations

émollient

emolliente

emollient

[ɪˈmɒlɪənt]

A. ADJ → emoliente

B. N → emoliente m

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emollient

[ɪˈmɒliənt]

n (= cream, lotion) → émollient m

adj

[cream, lotion, ingredients] → émollient(e)

[person] → conciliant(e); [approach] → conciliant(e); [speech, statement] → conciliant(e)

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emollient

(Med)

n → Linderungsmittel nt

adj → lindernd

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e·mol·li·ent

a. emoliente, que suaviza la piel o mucosas interiores.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

emollient

adj & n emoliente m

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