† emollitiveadj.n.
Medicine. Obsolete.
A. adj.
= emollient adj.
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the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > medicine to draw, disperse, etc., matter or humours > [adjective] > softening
mollificativea1400
mollitive?a1425
remollitive?a1425
malactic?1541
suppling1548
remollient1597
emolliative1601
emollitive1601
lenifying1617
emollient1643
supplying1651
malactical1657
mollient1721
1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. 137 This is generally obserued, that all sorts of wax be emollitiue.
1657 R. Tomlinson tr. J. de Renou Pharmaceut. Shop i, in Medicinal Dispensatory sig. Qqq2 The herbaceous part is emollitive.
B. n.
= emollient n.
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the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > medicine to draw, disperse, etc., matter or humours > [noun] > softening medicine
mollificativea1400
mollifying?a1425
mollitive?a1425
remollitive?a1425
mollification1562
emollitive1601
mollient1612
remollient1612
malactic1634
emollient1656
1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. Catal. Words Art Emollitiues, medicines that do soften any hard swelling.
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