emollient
emollient · emollients
Hautpflegemittel, Linderungsmittel, Emolliens, Pflegemittel
Something which softens or lubricates the skinSomething which softens or lubricates the skin; moisturizer.
UK/ɪˈmɒl.ɪ.ənt/US/ɪˈmɑl.jənt/
Meaning
2 sensesSomething which softens or lubricates the skin; moisturizer.
Hautpflegemittel, Linderungsmittel, Emolliens
(figuratively)Anything soothing the mind, or that makes something more acceptable.
Linderung
More definitions
- 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
Translations
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By meaning 2
something which softens or lubricates the skin:
anything soothing:
Origin
From French émollient, from Latin emolliēns, present active participle of ēmolliō (“make sFrom French émollient, from Latin emolliēns, present active participle of ēmolliō (“make soft”), from ex- + molliō, from mollis (“soft”). By surface analysis, e- + Latin moll- + -i- + -ent.
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Forms
plural: emollients| Singular | emollient |
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