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单词 emollient
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
e•mol•lient /ɪˈmɑlyənt/USA pronunciation   adj. [before a noun]
  1. having the power to soften or soothe:an emollient lotion for the skin.

n. [uncountable]
  1. an emollient substance.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
e•mol•lient  (i mol′yənt),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. having the power of softening or relaxing, as a medicinal substance;
    soothing, esp. to the skin:emollient lotions for the face.

n. 
  1. an emollient medicine, lotion, salve, etc.
  • Latin ēmollient- (stem of ēmolliēns) softening up (present participle of ēmollīre), equivalent. to ē- e- + molli(s) soft + -ent- -ent
  • 1635–45
e•mol′lience, n. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged relieving, palliative, healing, assuasive.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
emollient /ɪˈmɒlɪənt/ adj
  1. softening or soothing, esp to the skin
  2. helping to avoid confrontation; calming
 n
  1. any preparation or substance that has a softening or soothing effect, esp when applied to the skin
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin ēmollīre to soften, from mollis soft

eˈmollience n
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