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单词 demulcent
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
de•mul•cent  (di mul′sənt),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Drugssoothing or mollifying, as a medicinal substance.

n. 
  1. Drugsa demulcent substance or agent, often mucilaginous, as for soothing or protecting an irritated mucous membrane.
  • Latin dēmulcent- (stem of dēmulcēns, present participle of dēmulcere to stroke down, soften), equivalent. to dē- de- + mulc(ere) to soothe + -ent- -ent
  • 1725–35

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
demulcent /dɪˈmʌlsənt/ adj
  1. soothing; mollifying
 n
  1. a drug or agent that soothes the irritation of inflamed or injured skin surfaces
Etymology: 18th Century: from Latin dēmulcēre to caress soothingly, from de- + mulcēre to stroke
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