Demulcent

//dɪˈmʌls(ə)nt//

Synonyms for "demulcent" (68 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

7 relation types

More general

4 entries

Synonyms

1 entries

Related terms

1 entries

has context

2 entries

is a

1 entries

related to

6 entries

similar

1 entries

Translations

9 translations across 6 languages.

Powered by Wiktionary

Arabic

1 entries
  • ملطف noun (soothing medication)

Czech

1 entries
  • demulgens noun (soothing medication)

Galician

1 entries
  • emoliente adj (soothing or softening)

Japanese

3 entries
  • 漿剤 noun (soothing medication)
  • 粘漿剤 noun (soothing medication)
  • 粘漿薬 noun (soothing medication)

Spanish

2 entries
  • demulcente adj (soothing or softening)
  • demulcente noun (soothing medication)

Tagalog

1 entries
  • demulsente noun (soothing medication)

Sample sentences

8 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

In continual hectic Heats, and if the ſweet Juices, by a continued ſlow Fever, acquire a ſaltiſh alcaline Acrimony, Cream and new Butter, on Account of their demulcent Qualities, are found to produce excellent Effects.

Source: wiktionary

Twenty leeches were ordered to be applied round the nose every two days; frequent emollient fomentations; the local vapour bath; general bathing; stimulating pedilavia; a strict regimen; vegetables, milk, white meats; demulcent or acidulated drinks; avoidance of exposure to the sun or to cold air; flannel waistcoat and trousers. This treatment, being strictly observed for two months, caused all the inflammatory symptoms to disappear, […]

Source: wiktionary

I channel vertically under the sheet to hide my blushing neck, muttering demulcent nothings.

Source: wiktionary

Expectorants may have a demulcent (soothing and irritation-allaying) effect on the cells of the respiratory tract and assist in repelling invasion through providing a medium for the upward propulsion of foreign particles by ciliary action.

Source: wiktionary

Showing 4 of 8 available sentences.

More for "demulcent"

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.