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Grammar : Adj, noun
Spell : ih-mol-yuh nt
Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈmɒl yənt

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Définition of emollient

Origin :
  • 1640s, from French émollient (16c.), from Latin emollientem (nominative emolliens), present participle of emollire "soften," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + mollire "soften," from mollis "soft" (see melt (v.)). The noun is recorded from 1650s.
  • adj soothing
  • noun lotion
Example sentences :
  • Demulcent and emollient; principally used for poultices and fomentations.
  • Extract from : « Cattle and Their Diseases » by Robert Jennings
  • It is emollient and, in decoction, is used as a substitute for flaxseed.
  • Extract from : « The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines » by T. H. Pardo de Tavera
  • The plant is medicinal, yielding an astringent as well as an emollient.
  • Extract from : « Flowers of Mountain and Plain » by Edith S. Clements
  • They eulogised, at the same time, the emollient properties of the dog's-tooth.
  • Extract from : « Everyday Objects » by W. H. Davenport Adams
  • Emollient; used to soften and ripen tumours, indurations, &c.
  • Extract from : « Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II » by Arnold Cooley
  • Emollient and stimulant; chiefly used as a pomade for the hair.
  • Extract from : « Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II » by Arnold Cooley
  • It is demulcent and emollient; chiefly used in ointments and cerates.
  • Extract from : « Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II » by Arnold Cooley
  • Emollient; in dry and scaly skin disease, and to allay itching and surfacial irritation; also to promote suppuration, &c.
  • Extract from : « Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I » by Arnold Cooley
  • Uses, &c. Sweet almonds are nutritive, emollient, and demulcent; but frequently disagree with weak stomachs.
  • Extract from : « Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I » by Arnold Cooley
  • It was attempted to relieve this induration by emollient fomentations.
  • Extract from : « Four Years in France » by Henry Digby Beste
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